Word: crosiers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cro
siers
Definition: Plural of crosier; a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
Morphemes:
Affix: crosier
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crux
Language: la
Decoded: crux
Meaning: cross
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.