Category:Suffragan

Suf"fra*gan, a. Etym: [f. suffragant, l. suffragans, p.pr. of Suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage.]

Defn: assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.

Suffragan Suf"fra*gan, n. Etym: [f. suffragant: cf. Ll. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a.]

1. An assistant.

2. (eccl.)

Defn: a bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his Metropolitan; an assistant bishop.