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mace1 (c.1136-37)

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The form maze is a cross reference to the following entry:

mace1 (c.1136-37)

mache,  mas,  mase,  maz,  maze;  maas  (mate (l. mace)  Foedera1 iii 222 ),
(pl. macz  GAUNT1 ii 108)  
  FEW:  *mattea 5,507b Gdf: GdfC:  mace 10,102c TL: mace 5,755 DEAF:  mace  DMF:  masse 2  TLF:  masse 2  OED:  mace n.2  MED:  mace n.  DMLBS:  macia 1 1672b

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weaponsmil.mace, heavy staff or club used as a weapon, with a metal head
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Hansax, espee e bone mache (var. (L: s.xiii2) mace)  GAIMAR1 4258
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Uns paens haut s’escrie, une mace portant  S Aub 828
( MS: c.1250 )  hec clava: maz  TLL i 421
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  armez d'escuz e de maces plommez  vegetius2 50.17
statusmace, as a symbol of office
( 1393-94 )  qe nulle sergeant de Londres [...] porte sa mace hors de la franchise de lieu dont il est  Rot Parl1 iii 317
( s.xiv-xv )  Item, les aldermans d’Everwyk serront somonés de venir a le dite courte de plee de terre par le sergiant du maieur, que portera son mase  YMB ii 265
( 1400 )  le chaunceler d'Engleterre susrendy soun seal a dit roy Henri, et le tresorer soun office, et le constable d'Engleterre [...] soun maas  Deposition 269
sergant de mace
sergant

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See also:

macer 
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