English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of mace

mace

/noun/ गदा; अध्यक्ष-दण्ड; राजदंड; चोब; छड़ी; जावित्र;

Synonym cosh; hand spike; stick;

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English Dictionary:

1. Mace

[n.]

- A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
- A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
- A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
- A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
- An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
- A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.