noun (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person.
— synonyms: Chemical_Mace
noun an official who carries a mace of office.
— synonyms: macebearer, macer
noun spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed.
noun a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority.
Examples
“1786, The Mace is an ancient weapon, formerly much used by cavalry of all nations, and likewise by ecclesiastics, who in consequence of their tenures, frequently took the field, but were by a canon of the church forbidden to wield the sword. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 51.”
“1598, I am a king that find thee; and I know 'Tis not the balm, the sceptre, and the ball, The sword, the mace, the crown imperial, The intertissued robe of gold and pearl... — William Shakespeare, Henvry V, Act IV, Scene I, line 259.”