Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Croise \Croise\ (krois), n. [F. crois? crusader, fr. OF. crois,
   F. croix, cross. See {Cross}.]
   1. A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]

   2. A crusader. [Obs.]

            The conquesta of the croises extending over
            Palestine.                            --Burke.