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crosier

cro.sier \'kro--zh*r\ n [ME croser crosier bearer, fr. MF crossier, fr. 
   crosse crosie]r, of Gmc origin; akin to OE crycc crutch - more at CRUTCH 1: 
   a staff with a pointed foot carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of  
   office 2: a plant structure with a coiled end