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Noun: mace  meys
  1. Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
     
  2. A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
     
  3. An official who carries a mace of office
    - macebearer, macer
Noun: Mace
  1. (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
    - Chemical Mace

Derived forms: Maces, maces

Type of: chloroacetophenone, CN gas, functionary, official, spice, staff

Encyclopedia: Mace, Robert