Crosiered

/ˈkroʊʒərd/ adjective

Definition

Wearing, carrying, or decorated with a crosier; bearing the symbol of episcopal or abbatial authority.

Etymology

From 'crosier' plus the suffix '-ed' (meaning having or wearing), forming an adjective to describe someone or something possessing or adorned with a crosier.

Kelly Says

In formal heraldry and church iconography, a 'crosiered' bishop in artwork was immediately recognizable as someone with authority—the visual language of power through objects is so important that medieval and Renaissance artists developed strict rules about who could be depicted with which items.

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