crosier
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/ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
- A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead
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Synonyms
croziercleystaffcrookcross-staffcrossstaffcrummockcowlstaffcrutch crosscowl-staffarchbishop's crosscruxcrosletcruciformcrouchcrux ordinariacaduceus