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crosier

or cro·zier

[ kroh-zher ]

noun

  1. a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
  2. Botany. the circinate young frond of a fern.


crosier

/ ˈkrəʊʒə /

noun

  1. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
  2. the tip of a young plant, esp a fern frond, that is coiled into a hook


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Other Words From

  • crosiered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crosier1

1350–1400; short for crosier-staff; Middle English crosier staff-bearer < Middle French; replacing Middle English crocer < Anglo-French. See crosse, -er 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crosier1

C14: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin

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Example Sentences

The crosier was perfect, and a part of the body was hard, and of a copper-coloured hue, whilst the other part was decomposed.

Lausanne, extending its episcopal crosier from its lofty towers, pretended to keep the whole country at the feet of the Pope.

The prelates had their swarms of armed retainers, and ruled their flocks with the sword as well as the crosier.

The statue has been mutilated in the mitre, the face, and the crosier; probably when the Huguenots were masters of the city.

The arms are crossed, as in prayer; and the left arm supported a crosier, the remnant of which is seen under that arm.

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