Fasces
Pronunciation : Fas"ces
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. , (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913