Associations to the word «Crosier»

Wiktionary

CROSIER, 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.
CROSIER, noun. (botany): A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead

Dictionary definition

CROSIER, noun. A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office.

Wise words

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