How do you use Maces in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Maces meaning
plural of mace
Using Maces
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of mace
- In the example corpus, maces often appears in combinations such as: maces were.
Context around Maces
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maces
- In this selection, "maces" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, parade, mace, ceremonial, marshal, get and disappeared stand out and add context to how "maces" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 handed maces and and original maces. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maces" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maces
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Persians used a variety of maces. (6 words)
Of course, the ceremonial maces get their own carriage, too. (10 words)
Sorcerers can now use 1-Handed Swords and 1-Handed Maces. (11 words)
On show during the day will be the proposals to improve the entrance area to the Corn Exchange with tours also being offered of the upstairs Town Hall and Council Chamber with a display of the town council’s historic maces. (41 words)
Heraldic use Like many weapons from feudal times, maces have been used in heraldic blazons as either a charge on a shield or other item, or as external ornamentation. (29 words)
The Shardanas or warriors from Sardinia who fought for Ramses II against the Hittities were armed with maces consisting of wooden sticks with bronze heads. (25 words)
Example sentences (14)
Parade maces Marshal of Poland mace Maces are also used as a parade item, rather than a tool of war, notably in military bands.
Of course, the ceremonial maces get their own carriage, too.
On show during the day will be the proposals to improve the entrance area to the Corn Exchange with tours also being offered of the upstairs Town Hall and Council Chamber with a display of the town council’s historic maces.
Sorcerers can now use 1-Handed Swords and 1-Handed Maces.
Both maces disappeared during the reign of the People’s Revolutionary Government and reappeared when parliamentary democracy returned to Grenada in 1984.
Heraldic use Like many weapons from feudal times, maces have been used in heraldic blazons as either a charge on a shield or other item, or as external ornamentation.
It is popularly believed that maces were employed by the clergy in warfare to avoid shedding blood citation (sine effusione sanguinis).
Many bronze statuettes of the times show Sardinian warriors carrying swords, bows and original maces.
Persians used a variety of maces.
These maces were also used by the Moldavian king Stephen the Great in some of his wars (see Bulawa ).
The Shardanas or warriors from Sardinia who fought for Ramses II against the Hittities were armed with maces consisting of wooden sticks with bronze heads.
They even made women continue to use maces after cues were invented, for fear that they would rip the cloth with the sharper cues.
Though auxiliaries from Syria Palestina were armed with clubs and maces at the battles of Immae and Emesa in 272 CE.
Three maces, probably a canting device (Kolben means mace in German, cfr.
Common combinations with maces
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: