ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1.
a. : a processional staff usually with a cross or crucifix borne before an archbishop in his own province
b. : crosier
2. : an instrument once used at sea for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies, especially of the sun
3. : a surveying instrument for laying off offsets perpendicular to the main course and consisting of two pairs of sights at right angles to each other on a staff sharp at the end