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Definition of: crosier
(krō′zhər) noun
1. A staff surmounted by a crook or cross, borne by or before a bishop or archbishop on occasions of ceremony.
2. Bot. A circinate or coiled young fern frond. Also spelled crozier. [<OF crocier staff–bearer <Med. L crociarius <crocia bishop's crook]
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