Do you mean by a bishop or other high ranking prelate? If so, it is a crosier.
A Crosier is a staff that signifies office and is carried by bishops and other high ranking church officials. Its similarity to a sheepherder staff is significant as the bishop who holds this staff is identified as a shepherd of the flock of God.
The ornamental staff that the pharaohs carried is called a SCEPTER.
Crosier is the name of the bishop or pope's staff.
A Bishop's staff is called a Crosier. It is a hooked staff used as a symbol of the Bishop's pastoral and teaching authority in the church.
Thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff).
A pastoral cross is a staff with a crosspiece at the top that is carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of their pastoral authority and role in the church. It signifies their role as shepherds of their flock.
Goliath. And it was a spear, not an ordinary staff.
Mercury's staff of entwined serpents is called the Caduceus. It originally belonged to Iris. The caduceus should not be confused with the Rod of Aesculapius - though it regularly is.
St. Nicholas' staff is commonly known as a crozier. It is a symbolic pastoral staff used by bishops and other high-ranking religious figures in the Christian tradition.
The ceremonial mace
he wore a skirt with a hat and carried a staff
The ancient Greek messenger, thief, spy, and god, Hermes, carried the caduceus staff, which was said to be a sign of his ability to move between the realms.