crosier
noun
cro·sier ˈkrō-zhər 
variants or crozier
1
: a staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office
2
: a plant structure with a coiled end
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Word History
Etymology
Middle English crocer crosier bearer, from Anglo-French crosser, from croce, crosse crosier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English crycc crutch — more at crutch
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
crosier
noun
variants or crozier
as in crook
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- crook
- hammer
- gavel
- mallet
- beetle
- mace
- walking stick
- maul
- birch
- sledgehammer
- rattan
- hickory
- whangee
- truncheon
- baton
- cane
- crabstick
- stave
- cudgel
- shillelagh
- rod
- knobkerrie
- nightstick
- billy
- staff
- switch
- waddy
- bludgeon
- bat
- blackjack
- bastinado
- rung
- billy club
- club
- sap
- bastinade
- shillalah
