suffragan

(suf′rə gən)

noun

Origin: ME < MFr < ML(Ec) suffraganus < L suffragari, to vote for, support, favor < suffragium, ballot: see suffrage

adjective

See suffragan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. Suff. or Suffr.

A bishop elected or appointed as an assistant to the bishop or ordinary of a diocese, having administrative and episcopal responsibilities but no jurisdictional functions.
A bishop regarded in position as subordinate to an archbishop or a metropolitan.

adjective

Of, being, or relating to a suffragan.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin suffrāgāneus, voting, supporting

Origin: , from Latin suffrāgium, support, right to vote

Origin: , from suffrāgārī, to express support; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots

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