fasces
/ˈfæsiːz/noun
fasces is a noun meaning “A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-S-C-E-S, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does fasces mean?
noun
- 1
A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fasces?
- /ˈfæsiːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fasces?
Fasces appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Fasces in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bundle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faisceau |
| German | Faszes, Liktorenbündel |
| Portuguese | fasces |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fasces come from?
Borrowed from Latin fascēs (plural of fascis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).