crosier

noun

cro·​sier ˈkrō-zhər 

variants or crozier

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

Examples of crosier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024

McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022

Word History

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crosier

• dozier
• hosier
• rosier

Kids Definition

crosier

noun

cro·​sier

variants or crozier

ˈkrō-zhər

: a staff like a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office