How to say "mace" in Japanese

• メース
  nounA katakana borrowing for the weapon — the heavy-headed club. It is less common, so you will seldom need it; when it does appear, it is usually in descriptions of medieval weaponry.
• メイス
  nounAnother katakana form for the weapon, and a historical one: it appears in writing about medieval warfare and arms, though it is less common in general use.
• 職杖しょくじょう
  nounThis is the ceremonial staff, not the weapon: the mace as a symbol of office, borne in procession or laid on the desk in a legislative chamber. It is a less common word.
• 鎚矛つちほこ
  nounWritten in kanji, this is a historical term for the weapon — the heavy-headed club of medieval combat. It is a less common word, found mainly in writing about arms and warfare.

For the weapon, the katakana 「メース」 and 「メイス」 or the historical 鎚矛; for the ceremonial staff, 職杖 — every one of these is a less common word.

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• メースmace
• メイスmace
• 職杖しょくじょうmace
• 鎚矛つちほこmace