cleystaff

English

Alternative forms

  • cleykstaff
  • cley-staffe
  • cleyke-staffe

Etymology

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

Noun

cleystaff (plural cleystaffs)

  1. (obsolete) A bishop's crook or crosier.
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