facem

facem is a Latin form of fax, meaning “torch, firebrand; flame”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun.

Found 62 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 2.4.74: … e aetas atque habitus virginalis; sagittae pendebant ab umero, sinistra manu retinebat arcum, dextra ardentem facem praeferebat.

Seneca the Elder, Controversiae 10.pr.7: corporis mala. Facem studiis subdere et in monumenta disciplinarum animaduertere quanta et quam non contenta cetera materia saeuit …

All forms of fax (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.