牧ぼく杖じょう

noun

crosier; shepherd's crook

Refers to the hooked staff carried by a bishop or abbot as a symbol of pastoral office, or a shepherd's crook. The spelling 牧杖 is used in religious and historical contexts.

• 司し教きょうは儀ぎ式しきで牧ぼく杖じょうを持もつ。

  The bishop holds a crosier during the ceremony.

• その絵えには羊ひつじ飼かいと牧ぼく杖じょうが描えがかれている。

  The painting depicts a shepherd and a crook.