The story
Perhaps from cley + staff, but ‘more probably’ (according to the OED) from cleek + staff.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cleystaff
Today it means: A bishop's crook or crosier. Full definition →
Today it means: A bishop's crook or crosier. Full definition →
Perhaps from cley + staff, but ‘more probably’ (according to the OED) from cleek + staff.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.