The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See
   Pastor.]
   1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural
      life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
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   2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a
      church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
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   Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a
      shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,
      abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.
      See Crook, and Crosier.

   Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of
      the duties of pastors.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "pastoral staff":
   Malacca cane, alpenstock, baton, cane, crook, crosier, cross,
   cross-staff, crutch, crutch-stick, handstaff, keys, lituus, miter,
   pallium, paterissa, quarterstaff, red hat, ring, shillelagh, staff,
   stave, stick, swagger stick, swanking stick, tiara, triple crown,
   walking stick