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crosier

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

crosier, crozier †cross-bearer to an archbishop XIV; bearer of a bishop's pastoral staff, hence (through the phr. crosier('s) staff) the staff itself XIV. Two words have blended here, (i) — F. croisier cross-bearer, f. crois CROSS, (ii) — OF. crocier, crossier bearer of a bishop's crosse or crook (OF. croce :- Rom. *croccia, f. *croccus CROOK).

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crosier

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

crosier. The staff carried by bishops and sometimes also by abbots and abbesses. In the E. Church it is surmounted by a cross between two serpents. The W. form resembling a shepherd's crook, is due to late symbolism.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "crosier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "crosier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-crosier.html

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crosier

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cro·sier • n. variant spelling of crozier.

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