Meaning

noun an official who carries a mace of office

noun spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

noun a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

origin* As an English surname, from the personal name Masse, probably shortened from Matthew. Compare Massey, Massett. * As a French and Breton surname, from Macé, vernacular form of Mathieu. Compare Maze. * Also as a French surname, from Macé in Orne, from Late Latin Macciacum, from the personal name Maccius. * Also as a French surname, variant of Massé; see Masse.

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