1. Noun form
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. Noun
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
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