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Crosier Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crosier? [n] a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crosier: crozier Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crosier: alpenstock \| baton \| caduceus \| cane \| chain of office \| crook \| cross \| cross-staff \| crutch \| crutch-stick \| fasces \| gavel \| handstaff \| keys \| lituus \| mace \| Malacca cane \| mantle \| miter \| pallium \| pastoral staff \| paterissa \| portfolio \| quarterstaff \| red hat \| ring \| rod \| rod of office \| scepter \| shillelagh \| staff \| stave \| stick \| swagger stick \| swanking stick \| tiara \| triple crown \| truncheon \| walking stick \| wand \| wand of office See Also \| staff Crosier In Webster's Dictionary \Cro"sier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. [OE. rocer, croser, croyser, fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL. crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F. croc hook; akin to E. crook.] The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of regular form. --Skeat.

Crosier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crosier?

[n] a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crosier: crozier

See Also | staff

Crosier In Webster's Dictionary

\Cro"sier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. [OE. rocer, croser, croyser,
fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL.
crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F.
croc hook; akin to E. crook.]
The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being
the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God.

Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or
      curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross
      instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of
      regular form. --Skeat.

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