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Bischofsstab — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crosier noun A hooked or cross-topped staff carried by a bishop, abbot or archbishop as a mark of office.

Senses

Bischofsstab is used for these senses in English:

  • crosier 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.

crosier — full definition

  1. noun A hooked or cross-topped staff carried by a bishop, abbot or archbishop as a mark of office.
  2. noun A young fern frond that is still tightly coiled before it unrolls.
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