SUFFRAGAN


Meaning of SUFFRAGAN in English

/ ˈsʌfrəgən; NAmE / (also suffragan ˈbishop ) noun

a bishop who is an assistant to a bishop of a particular diocese

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French and Old French , representing medieval Latin suffraganeus assistant (bishop), from Latin suffragium .

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