SUFFRAGAN


Meaning of SUFFRAGAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsʌfrəɡən ]

n. (in full suffragan bishop or bishop suffragan) 1 a bishop appointed to help a diocesan bishop in the administration of a diocese. 2 a bishop in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan. øsuffragan see the see of a suffragan bishop. øøsuffraganship n. [ME f. AF & OF, repr. med.L suffraganeus assistant (bishop) f. L suffragium (see SUFFRAGE): orig. of a bishop summoned to vote in synod]

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