crosier

== English == === Alternative forms === crozier === Etymology === From Middle English; originally referring to the staff bearer, from a merger of Old French words crocier (“bearer of a cross”) and croisier (“one who bears or has to do with a cross”), ultimately from Latin crux (“cross”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/, /ˈkɹəʊʒə/ (US) enPR: krōʹzhər IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊʒə === Noun === crosier (plural crosiers) 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. (botany) A young fern frond, before it has unrolled. Synonym: fiddlehead ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cirrose, corries, orrices