crozier

[ kroh-zher ]
/ ˈkroʊ ʒər /

noun

crosier.

Words nearby crozier

crownwork, crowstep, croydon, croydon facelift, croze, crozier, crozzled, croûte, crp, crs., crst syndrome

Definition for crozier (2 of 2)

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

cro·siered, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for crozier (1 of 2)

crozier
/ (ˈkrəʊʒə) /

noun

a variant spelling of crosier

British Dictionary definitions for crozier (2 of 2)

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