FASCES
\fˈasɪz], \fˈasɪz], \f_ˈa_s_ɪ_z]\
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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
By Oddity Software
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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
By Noah Webster.
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(Roman antiquities) A bundle of rods with an axe in the middle, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
By Daniel Lyons