Mace

Mace

Mace, (Civic): this device, derived from the insignia of the office of the Mayor, is borne occasionally in coats of arms.

Per chevron ermine and azure; in chief a plume of three ostrich feathers argent between two chaplets vert with roses gules; in base a civic mace, enclosed by the collar of the Lord Mayor of London, or--Sir James DUKE, Lord Mayor of London, 1848.

..... A[? verger's] mace in bend dexter surmounted of a pastoral staff in bend sinister ..... BIRDE, Bp. of Bangor, 1539; afterwards of Chester, 1542-54.

The fr. Masse d'armes is a weapon, and somewhat similar to the club called Massue, the latter term being in French armory more frequently employed. See under Staff.

D'or à deux masses d'armes en sautoir de sable liées de gueules--GONDI.