- mace (civic)

MACE. An ornamental staff. P. 35, f. 20, 21 and 22. Borne as an ensign of honour before magistrates, and is frequently given to such when they obtain a grant of arms. (ELVN)

Mace (civic) рус. булава

англ. civic mace, ceremonial ~

Орудие, используемое как должностной знак (службы) Лорд-мэра, иногда встречается в гербах.

«Per chevron ermine and azure; in chief a plume of three ostrich feathers argent between two chaplets vert with roses gules; in base a civic mace, enclosed by the collar of the Lord Mayor of London, or» – Sir James DUKE, Lord Mayor of London, 1848.

«..... A[? verger's] mace in bend dexter surmounted of a pastoral staff in bend sinister…» – BIRDE, Bp. of Bangor, 1539; afterwards of Chester, 1542-54.

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