crosier

cro·sier or cro·zier  (krzhr)

n.

1. A staff with a crook or cross at the end, carried by or before an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

2. Botany See fiddlehead.

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[Middle English croser, from Old French crossier, staff bearer (influenced by croisier, one who bears a cross), from crosse, crosier, of Germanic origin.]

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crosier, crozier [ˈkrəʊʒə]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the tip of a young plant, esp a fern frond, that is coiled into a hook

[from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

crosier [ˈkrəʊʒəʳ] N → báculo m (pastoral)

crosier, crozier

n → Bischofsstab m, → Hirtenstab m, → Krummstab m