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cro·zier
(krō′zhər)n.
Variant of crosier.
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crozier
(ˈkrəʊʒə)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of crosier
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cro•sier
or cro•zier
(ˈkroʊ ʒər)n.
1. a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. See illus. at cope 2.
2. the coiled tip of a plant part, as a fern frond.
[1350–1400; short for crosier-staff; Middle English crocer staff-bearer < Anglo-French (Middle French crossier). See crosse, -er2]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() staff - a rod carried as a symbol |
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