crosier UK /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/US /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/ noun2 •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.“Nay, most gracious sovereign,” answered the Hermit, (well known to the curious in penny-histories of Robin Hood, by the name of Friar Tuck,) “it is not the crosier I fear, but the sceptre. […]” — 1819 •A young fern frond, before it has unrolled. formscrosiers