securicula

Etymology

From Latin secūricula.

securicula means A little axe, or a votive offering in that form. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

SECURICULA — [Noun] A small axe or a votive offering shaped like one. From the Latin securicula, a diminutive of securis ("axe, hatchet"). Unlike securis, the robust tool of the woodsman and soldier, or bipennis, the symmetrical double-axe of Minoan cults, the securicula is an instrument of intimate symbolism. It is the tiny iron talisman laid in a grave, the delicate bronze amulet hung at a household shrine, or the perfect, weightless heft of a child’s toy weapon—a promise of power scaled down to fit the hopes of the powerless. It confesses that our most potent offerings are surrenders of power, rendered harmless and perfect.

noun

A little axe, or a votive offering in that form.