PASTORAL STAFF
\pˈastəɹə͡l stˈaf], \pˈastəɹəl stˈaf], \p_ˈa_s_t_ə_ɹ_əl s_t_ˈa_f]\
Definitions of PASTORAL STAFF
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In ecclesiastical costume, a shepherd's crook; the ensign of authority and jurisdiction, and an emblem of the pastoral care, consisting, in the case of an abbot or bishop, of a staff with a crook head, and for an archbishop, a staff surmounted by a crosier.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
