crosier
Statue of Saint Augustine holding a crosier in his right hand.
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
- A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead
Origin
- From Middle English ; originally referring to the staff bearer, from a merger of Old French words crocier and croisier, ultimately from Latin crux.
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