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crosier

cro·sier

UK/ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/ US/ˈkɹəʊʒə/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • belt of the crozier

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