crozier
Syllabification: (cro·zier)
Pronunciation: /ˈkrōZHər/
(also crosier)
Definition of crozier
noun
Origin:
Middle English (originally denoting the person who carried a processional cross in front of an archbishop): partly from Old French croisier 'cross bearer', from crois 'cross', based on Latin crux; reinforced by Old French crocier 'bearer of a bishop's crook', from croce (see crosse)