[suf.frage] n [in sense 1, fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. ML suffragium, fr. L, vote, political support, fr. suffragari to support with one's vote; in other senses, fr. L suffragium] (14c) 1: a short intercessory prayer usu. in a series
2: a vote given in deciding a controverted question or in the choice of a person for an office or trust
3: the right of voting: franchise; also: the exercise of such right