Mace
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A large staff, made of the precious metals, and highly ornamented. It is an emblem of authority, and is carried before certain public functionaries by a " mace-bearer."
Wharton.
Macer. A mace-bearer; an ofl Scer attending i Kion the court of session in Scotland.
Bell.