crosier
or cro·zier
[ kroh-zher ]
/ ˈkroʊ ʒər /
noun
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
Botany. the circinate young frond of a fern.
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crosier
crozier
/ (ˈkrəʊʒə) /
noun
a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
the tip of a young plant, esp a fern frond, that is coiled into a hook
Word Origin for crosier
C14: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin
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