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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.

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  1. pl. A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
  2. n. bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
  3. A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
  4. A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the bladeprojecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of theirauthority.
  5. n bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism