crosier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊʒə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krō′zhər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cro•sier  (krō′zhər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. See illus. under cope 2.
  2. Botanythe circinate young frond of a fern.
Also, crozier. 
  • Anglo-French. See crosse, -er2
  • Middle French; replacing Middle English crocer
  • 1350–1400; short for crosier-staff; Middle English crosier staff-bearer
cro′siered, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crosier, crozier / ˈkrəʊʒə/
  1. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin
'crosier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baton - crook - crosse - crozier - crutch - lacrosse - pastoral - vimpa

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