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changement(2)(dictionary)
mace(medicine)
Mace(recipes)
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mace(5)(dictionary)
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mace(2)(dictionary)

changement(2) (iou) and mace(1) (iou)


changement(2) (iou)



changement noun1. rare. LME.
[Old & mod. French, formed as CHANGE verb + -MENT.]
(A) change, (an) alteration, (a) variation.

mace(1) (iou)



mace noun1. ME.
[Old French masse, mace (mod. masse large hammer etc.) from Proto-Romance.]
Hist. A weapon consisting of a heavy staff or club, either entirely of metal or having a metal head, often spiked. Formerly also gen., a club. ME.
fig.: Longfellow The loud and ponderous mace of Time knocks at the golden portals of the day.
b. The trident of Neptune. L16-L18.
A sceptre or staff of office, resembling the weapon of war, which is carried before (or was formerly carried by) certain officials; spec. that which lies on the table in the House of Commons when the Speaker is in the chair, viewed as a symbol of the authority of the House. LME.
Sergeant-at-mace: see SERGEANT.
b. A mace-bearer. M17.
A stick with a flat square head, used for propelling the ball in bagatelle or (formerly) billiards. E18.
Comb.: mace-bearer a person who carries a mace, esp. as a symbol of authority ceremonially preceding a high dignitary.