Ambrose Bierce Quotes:
Ocupation: Journalist
Life: June 24, 1842 - 1914
Birthday: June 24
Death: 1914
A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.
source: Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.200, 谷月社
topic: Kings, Office, Sovereign, Signs And Symbols
