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 Definitions of crosier  [ˈkroʊ ʒər]  

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Definition of 'crosier' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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

2.  crosier
the coiled tip of a plant part, as a fern frond.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; short for

Definition of 'crosier' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) crosier, crozier
a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office


Definition of 'crosier' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) crosier
the pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God



'crosier' - Nearby Entries  

croquette  crore  crosby  crosier  crossbar  crossbeam  crossbencher  



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