n.
Variant: or cro · zier
Pronunciation: ' kr ō -zh ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English crocer crosier bearer, from Anglo-French crosser, from croce, crosse crosier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English crycc crutch ― more at CRUTCH
Date: 15th century
1 : a staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office
2 : a plant structure with a coiled end