"Mace" meaning in All languages combined

See Mace on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /meɪs/ Forms: Maces [plural]
Etymology: * 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|br|-}} Breton, {{der|en|la-lat|Macciacum}} Late Latin Macciacum Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Mace (countable and uncountable, plural Maces)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray) Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: mace (extra: tear gas or pepper spray)
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  2. (countable) A male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-FfE79-gb Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  3. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  4. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the given name.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-lSAf~eQL Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 42 4 42 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 3 7 3 45 4 38
  5. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Norman.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-Ao47zknK Categories (other): English surnames
  6. An unincorporated community in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-wuWqHJal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 42 4 42 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 3 7 3 45 4 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 7 8 23 10 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 7 22 8 52
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