plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a bundle of rods and among them an ax with projecting blade borne before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority
Illustration of fasces
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebLictors carried the fasces as a sign of their office.—John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022 Behind them are two cannons, a shield, trumpet and fasces to represent war.—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022 At the Lincoln Memorial there are literally fasces, the bundle of rods bound by a leather thong.—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Latin, from plural of fascis bundle; akin to Latin fascia
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