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crozier

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊʒə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krō′zhər)

cro•zier (krō′zhər),USA pronunciation n.

Religioncrosier.

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crozier /ˈkrəʊʒə/ n

a variant spelling of crosier

cro•sier (krō′zhər),USA pronunciation n.

Religiona ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. See illus. under cope ².
Botanythe circinate young frond of a fern.

Also, crozier.

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

cro′siered, adj.

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crosier, crozier /ˈkrəʊʒə/ n

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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French crossier staff bearer, from crosse pastoral staff, literally: hooked stick, of Germanic origin

'crozier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

crosier - staff

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