crozier

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cro·zier

C0760700 (krō′zhər)n. Variant of crosier.

crozier

(ˈkrəʊʒə) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of crosier

cro•sier

or cro•zier

(ˈkroʊ ʒər)

n. 1. a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. See illus. at cope ². 2. the coiled tip of a plant part, as a fern frond. [1350–1400; short for crosier-staff; Middle English crocer staff-bearer < Anglo-French (Middle French crossier). See crosse, -er²]

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Noun

crozier - a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral officecrosierstaff - a rod carried as a symbol

Translations

crosse

EncyclopediaSeecrosier

crozier

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noun

Synonyms for crozier

noun a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

Synonyms

crosier

Related Words

staff

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