fasces

noun

fas·​ces ˈfa-ˌsēz 

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

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from plural of fascis bundle; akin to Latin fascia

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fasces

• asses
• basses
• brasses
• classes
• gases
• gasses
• glasses
• grasses
• lasses
• maces
• masses
• passes