Mace

Meaning

1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray)
2. (countable) A male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
4. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
5. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States.

Synonyms

Chemical Mace

Translations

macis

masse

masse d’arme

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Masse, probably shortened from Matthew. Compare Massey, Massett.
* As a French and Breton surname, from Macé, vernacular form of Mathieu. Compare Maze.
* Also as a French surname, from Macé in Orne, from Late Latin Macciacum, from the personal name Maccius.
* Also as a French surname, variant of Massé; see Masse.