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CROSIER

\kɹˈə͡ʊzɪə], \kɹˈə‍ʊzɪə], \k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_z_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of CROSIER

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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The staff of a bishop or abbot. Also, crozier.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A staff with a crook at the top carried before bishops on solemn occasions.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A bishop's staff with a curved top.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Latin] The official staff of an archbishop, terminating at the top in a cross; the pastoral staff of a bishop, which terminates in an ornamental curve.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The pastoral staff of a bishop.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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