patriarchal cross

noun

a Latin cross having a shorter crosspiece above the customary one.

Origin of patriarchal cross

First recorded in 1675–85

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British Dictionary definitions for patriarchal cross

patriarchal cross

noun

a cross with two high horizontal bars, the upper one shorter than the lower

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