| Word | fasces |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A bundle of rods with a projecting axe blade, used as a symbol of power. Used in Rome and Fascist Italy. |
| Sentence | Wait, would you like to see the Tarquin kings, the overweening spirit of Brutus the Avenger, the fasces he reclaims? |
| Source | Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 6 l. 940–942, p. 209 |
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