What does cross-staff mean?
Cross-staff means (ecclesiastical, obsolete) An archbishop's cross..
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(ecclesiastical, obsolete) An archbishop's cross..
The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.
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Cross-staff means (ecclesiastical, obsolete) An archbishop's cross..
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The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.
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