crosier

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see also: Crosier

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/, /ˈkɹəʊʒə/
• (America) enPR: krōʹzhər IPA: /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/

Noun

crosier (plural crosiers)

1. 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.
2. (botany) A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead

Translations

• French: crosse
• German: Bischofsstab, Krummstab
• Italian: bastone pastorale, pastorale, bacolo
• Portuguese: báculo
• Russian: по́сох
• Spanish: báculo, báculo pastoral

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Crosier

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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