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crosier
or cro·zier
[ kroh-zher ]
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.
crosier
/ 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
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- crosiered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Lausanne, extending its episcopal crosier from its lofty towers, pretended to keep the whole country at the feet of the Pope.
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The prelates had their swarms of armed retainers, and ruled their flocks with the sword as well as the crosier.
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The statue has been mutilated in the mitre, the face, and the crosier; probably when the Huguenots were masters of the city.
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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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