suffragan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
An auxiliary bishop.

/ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-suffragan.wav /ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/

suffragan suffragans

From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).

coadjutor bishop suburbicarian

suffraganship

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