mace
Definition of mace:
part of speech: noun
A spice; the aril or second coat of the nutmeg.
part of speech: noun
The insignia of authority in the form of a club, and generally surmounted by a crown, borne before high officials, as mayors, lord provosts, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Chancellor, & c.; anciently, a weapon of war in the form of a club; the heavy rod used at billiards.