crosier

or cro·zier

[ kroh-zher ]

/ ˈkroʊ ʒər /

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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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Origin of crosier

1350–1400; short for crosier-staff;Middle English crosier staff-bearer <Middle French; replacing Middle English crocer<Anglo-French. See crosse, -er²

OTHER WORDS FROM crosier

crosiered, adjective

Words nearby crosier

croquis, crore, crorepati, Crosby, Crosby, Bing, crosier, Crosland, cross, cross a bridge when one comes to it, cross-action, cross-addicted

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How to use crosier in a sentence

The crosier was perfect, and a part of the body was hard, and of a copper-coloured hue, whilst the other part was decomposed.
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral|George S. Phillips
Lausanne, extending its episcopal crosier from its lofty towers, pretended to keep the whole country at the feet of the Pope.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The prelates had their swarms of armed retainers, and ruled their flocks with the sword as well as the crosier.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866|Various
The statue has been mutilated in the mitre, the face, and the crosier; probably when the Huguenots were masters of the city.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2)|Dawson Turner

The arms are crossed, as in prayer; and the left arm supported a crosier, the remnant of which is seen under that arm.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2)|Dawson Turner

British Dictionary definitions for crosier

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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