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2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried
before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the
royal mace." Wordsworth.

3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem
of authority. Macaulay.

4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in
dressing leather to make it supple.

5. (Billiards) A rod for playing
billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed
with one hand.

Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace
before persons in authority.

Mac`e*do"ni*an (?), a. [L.
Macedonius, Gr. &?;.] (Geog.) Belonging, or
relating, to Macedonia. -- n. A native
or inhabitant of Macedonia.

Mac`e*do"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius,
Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the
Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the
Father and the Son.

Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism (?), n.


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