crosier

or cro·zier

[ kroh-zher ]

/ ˈkroʊ ʒər /

noun

a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.

Botany. the circinate young frond of a fern.

Origin of crosier

1350–1400; short for crosier-staff;Middle English crosier staff-bearer <Middle French; replacing Middle English crocer<Anglo-French. See crosse, -er²

OTHER WORDS FROM crosier

crosiered, adjective

Words nearby crosier

croquis, crore, crorepati, Crosby, Crosby, Bing, crosier, Crosland, cross, cross a bridge when one comes to it, cross-action, cross-addicted

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Example sentences from the Web for crosier

It seems to represent a bishop, since there are traces of a crosier, though some have taken it for a prioress.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The crosier is of silver-gilt, and weighs about seven or eight pounds.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson
The mitre is almost lost, the face has suffered greatly, and the hands, feet and parts of the crosier are quite gone.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester|G. H. Palmer
It is the head of a crosier, formerly belonging to St. Fillan, who gave name to a neighbouring Strath.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson

Patrick's bell is no great181 credit to Assicus his coppersmith: his crosier was a plain stick.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington

British Dictionary definitions for crosier

crosier

crozier

/ (ˈkrəʊʒə) /

noun

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

the tip of a young plant, esp a fern frond, that is coiled into a hook

Word Origin for crosier

C14: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	crosier
释义	crosier or cro·zier [ kroh-zher ] / ˈkroʊ ʒər / noun a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. Botany. the circinate young frond of a fern. Origin of crosier 1350–1400; short for crosier-staff;Middle English crosier staff-bearer <Middle French; replacing Middle English crocer<Anglo-French. See crosse, -er² OTHER WORDS FROM crosier crosiered, adjective Words nearby crosier croquis, crore, crorepati, Crosby, Crosby, Bing, crosier, Crosland, cross, cross a bridge when one comes to it, cross-action, cross-addicted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crosier It seems to represent a bishop, since there are traces of a crosier, though some have taken it for a prioress. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade The crosier is of silver-gilt, and weighs about seven or eight pounds. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland\|Daniel Wilson The mitre is almost lost, the face has suffered greatly, and the hands, feet and parts of the crosier are quite gone. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester\|G. H. Palmer It is the head of a crosier, formerly belonging to St. Fillan, who gave name to a neighbouring Strath. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland\|Daniel Wilson Patrick's bell is no great181 credit to Assicus his coppersmith: his crosier was a plain stick. The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire\|S. W. Partington British Dictionary definitions for crosier crosier crozier / (ˈkrəʊʒə) / noun a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office the tip of a young plant, esp a fern frond, that is coiled into a hook Word Origin for crosier C14: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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