"fasces" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæsiːz/
enPR: fas'-eez Rhymes: -æsiːz Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fasces, plural of fascis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fasces}} Latin fasces, {{m|la|fascis}} fascis Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fasces
  1. A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism. Translations (bundle): 束棒 (shùbàng) (Chinese Mandarin), fasces [plural] (Danish), liktorbundt [neuter] (Danish), fasces (Finnish), faisceau [masculine] (French), Faszes [plural] (German), Liktorenbündel [neuter] (German), fascio m fascio littorio [masculine] (Italian), 束桿 (Japanese), fasces [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), фасции (fascii) [plural] (Russian), фасцы (fascy) [plural] (Russian)

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