cleystaff
cleystaff · cleystaffs
A bishop's crook or crosierA bishop's crook or crosier.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A bishop's crook or crosier.
Origin
Perhaps from cley + staff, but ‘more probably’ (according to the OED) from cleek + staff.Perhaps from cley + staff, but ‘more probably’ (according to the OED) from cleek + staff.
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