crosier

See also: Crosier

English
Statue of Saint Augustine holding a crosier in his right hand.

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Etymology

From 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
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/, /ˈkɹəʊʒə/
  • (US) enPR: krōʹzhər IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊʒə

Noun

crosier (plural crosiers)

  1. 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.
  2. (botany) A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead

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