Definitions for maces

maces mace

Spelling: [meys]
IPA: /meɪs/

Maces is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in maces (acems).

Definitions for maces

noun

  1. a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
  2. a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office.
  3. macebearer.
  4. Billiards. a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue.
  5. a spice ground from the layer between a nutmeg shell and its outer husk, resembling nutmeg in flavor.

verb (used with object)

  1. (sometimes lowercase) to attack with Mace spray.

Origin of maces

1250-1300; Middle English Old French (compare French masse) large mallet Vulgar Latin *mattea; akin to Latin matteola kind of mallet; compare Sanskrit matya harrow

Examples for maces

The Chancellor of France bore two maces in saltire behind his shield.

The side chair retains its original covering of a heavy wool plush, with classic figures stamped in it of wreaths and maces.

All the royal officers reversed their maces, wands and swords as a token that their functions were at an end.

Woe betide them, for all their gold collars and maces, had they kept her out!

Lances were fiercely thrust, maces and swords rang heavily upon helm and shield; but soon the French column fell into confusion.

Forty scimitars of gold and forty maces of gold were borne in front of him and behind.

Have any of your correspondents ever met with, in similar representations, the instruments I have described as maces in shields 2.

If any of my father's—he writes in a large splashy hand—and the seal, two maces, saltierwise—forward them here.

They made havoc with their swords, pikes and maces among the English ranks.

When the men with maces had said this to me, I woke up, and lo!

Word Value for maces
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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