ALL meanings of fasces
fas·ces
F f - noun fasces (in ancient Rome) a bundle of rods with a projecting ax blade, carried by a lictor as a symbol of a magistrate’s power, and used as an emblem of authority in Fascist Italy. 1
- noun fasces a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power. 1
- noun fasces A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism. 0
- noun plural fasces (in ancient Rome) one or more bundles of rods containing an axe with its blade protruding; a symbol of a magistrate's power 0
- noun plural fasces (in modern Italy) such an object used as the symbol of Fascism 0
- noun plural fasces a bundle of rods bound about an ax with projecting blade, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as a symbol of authority: later the symbol of Italian fascism 0