crosier
See also: Crosier
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English ; originally referring to the staff bearer, from a merger of Old French words crocier (“bearer of a cross”) and croisier (“one who bears or has to do with a cross”), ultimately from Latin crux (“cross”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/, /ˈkɹəʊʒə/
- (US) enPR: krōʹzhər IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊʒə
Noun
editcrosier (plural crosiers)
- A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
- (botany) A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:crosier.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editstaff of a bishop or abbot
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