Read full poem →Slander*8t no laws, prophan*st no holy page.
As if thy '3 father's crosier rul'd the sta^e.'*
Dictionary Entry
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.
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. crosierfathers crosiercrosier jason
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Poetry examples for “crosier”
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Read full poem →Slander' st not laws, prophan'st no holy page
(As if thy father's crosier aw'd the stage) ;
High crimes were still arraign' d; though they made shift
Read full poem →"10. Four bishops, in purple, and lawn sleeves, with a golden
crosier on their breast, and crosier-staves in their hands.