CROSIER


Meaning of CROSIER in English

n. (also crozier) 1 a hooked staff carried by a bishop as a symbol of pastoral office. 2 a crook.

[ orig. = bearer of a crook, f. OF crocier & OF croisier f. crois CROSS ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.