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suffragan definition

suf·fra·gan (suf′rə gən)

noun

  1. a bishop appointed to assist the bishop of a diocese
  2. any bishop in his capacity as a subordinate to his archbishop

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

adjective

  1. designating or of such a bishop
  2. subordinate to a larger see

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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