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Cleystaff vs Cley - What's the difference?

cleystaff | cley | Derived terms |

Cley is a derived term of cleystaff.



In obsolete terms the difference between cleystaff and cley

is that cleystaff is a bishop's crook or crosier while cley is a claw.

cleystaff

English

Alternative forms

*cleykstaff *cley-staffe *cleyke-staffe

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A bishop's crook or crosier.

    • cley

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A claw.
  • * 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 74:
  • *:"But that more heavy'' Birds are otherwise provided for defence, namely either by ''Spurs'' that grow on their Legs, or by the strength and sharpness of some single cley in their Foot; as I have observed in the ''Cassoware'' or ''Emeu "

    • Derived terms

    * cleystaff