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  1. 1. n. The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office Source: wordnet
  3. 3. The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of regular form. Skeat. Source: webster
  4. 4. The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, beingthe symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office Source: ecdict

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