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Meanings of bishop's staff in English

Russian

жезл

Portuguese

báculo

Spanish

báculo pastoral

Catalan

bàcul pastoral

A staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office ceremonial staff in Christianity.

Related terms

clothing

жезл

Usage of bishop's staff in English

Then the ferns shot up their fronds, rolled like a bishop's staff. 
 Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls 

Now the bishop stood up in his choir-robes, with bishop's coif upon his head, and bishop's staff in his hands. 
 Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway 

Translations for bishop's staff

Russian

жезл посох

Portuguese

báculo

Spanish

báculo pastoral baculo baculo pastoral báculo

Catalan

bàcul pastoral bàcul de bisbe

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Meanings of bishop's staff in English