Suffragan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, a. [F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p.
     pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be
     favorable. See {Suffrage}.]
     Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, n. [F. suffragant: cf. LL.
     suffraganeus. See {Suffragan}, a.]
     1. An assistant.
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     2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as
        subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suffragan
       n : an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn: {suffragan
           bishop}]