cross-staff

Noun

obsolete historical

(ecclesiastical, obsolete) A archbishop's cross. / (historical) An early instrument, consisting of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece, used for measuring the altitude of a star or for surveying.

Japanese Meaning

（教会用語、時代遅れ）大司教の十字架 / （歴史的）星の高度測定や測量に用いられた、木製の棒に可動式の十字棒が付いた初期の計測器

What is this buttons?

At the cathedral's procession, the attendants bore the cross-staff before the archbishop as the choir intoned the hymn.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

大聖堂の行列で、聖歌隊が賛歌を歌う中、従者たちは大司教の十字架を彼の前に掲げて運んだ。

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Sense（1）

(ecclesiastical, obsolete) A archbishop's cross.

Sense（2）

The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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cross-staffs

（ plural ）

cross-staves

（ plural ）

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