cleystaff

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noun

A bishop's crook or crosier.

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Meanings

noun

alternative cleykstaff · alternative cley-staffe · alternative cleyke-staffe

  1. obsoleteA bishop's crook or crosier.

Origin

Perhaps from cley + staff, but ‘more probably’ (according to the OED) from cleek + staff.

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Cite this entry
APA

cleystaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleystaff

MLA

“cleystaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleystaff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleystaff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleystaff.

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