Mace \Mace\, n. [Jav. & Malay. m[=a]s, fr. Skr. m[=a]sha a bean.]

A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. --S. W. Williams.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Mace \Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]

(Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.

Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Mace \Mace\, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]

1. 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. --Chaucer.

Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton.

2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. ``Swayed the royal mace.'' --Wordsworth.

3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. --Macaulay.

4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.

5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.

Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)