transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-frij, sometimes ]
-fə-rij noun
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin, vote, political support, from suffragari to support with one's vote; in other senses, from Latin suffragium
Date: 14th century
1. : a short intercessory prayer usually in a series
2. : a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust
3. : the right of voting : franchise ; also : the exercise of such right