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fas·ces (fasēz′)

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

Etymology: L, pl. of fascis, a bundle, fagot, packet < OE base *bhasko-, bundle > MIr basc, neckband

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