suffragan

[ suhf-ruh-guhn ]

/ ˈsʌf rə gən /

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adjective

assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his superior, or as applied to an assistant or subsidiary bishop who performs episcopal functions in a diocese but has no ordinary jurisdiction, as, in the Church of England, a bishop consecrated to assist the ordinary bishop of a see in part of his diocese.

(of a see or diocese) subordinate to an archiepiscopal or metropolitan see.

noun

a suffragan bishop.

Origin of suffragan

1350–1400; Middle English suffragane<Medieval Latin suffrāgāneus voting, equivalent to suffrāg(ium) suffrage + -āneus, composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus-eous

Words nearby suffragan

suffocate, suffocative goiter, Suffolk, Suffolk punch, Suffr., suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose

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Example sentences from the Web for suffragan

Islington is a suffragan bishopric in the diocese of London.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various
A non-juror, consecrated in 1693 suffragan bishop of Thetford by three of the deprived non-juror bishops.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
He needs an assistant, a suffragan or coadjutor, and I intend to make it my affair to see that he gets one.
The Inside of the Cup, Complete|Winston Churchill
An Indian suffragan bishop might well be given jurisdiction over one of these areas.
India and the Indians|Edward F. Elwin

The principal parish church was raised to a suffragan of Osma in the twelfth century.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain|Charles Rudy

British Dictionary definitions for suffragan

suffragan

/ (ˈsʌfrəɡən) /

adjective

(of any bishop of a diocese) subordinate to and assisting his superior archbishop or metropolitan
(of any assistant bishop) having the duty of assisting the bishop of the diocese to which he is appointed but having no ordinary jurisdiction in that diocese

noun

a suffragan bishop

Derived forms of suffragan

suffraganship, noun

Word Origin for suffragan

C14: from Medieval Latin suffragāneus, from suffrāgium assistance, from Latin: suffrage

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单词	suffragan
释义	suffragan [ suhf-ruh-guhn ] / ˈsʌf rə gən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suffragan ON THESAURUS.COM adjective assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his superior, or as applied to an assistant or subsidiary bishop who performs episcopal functions in a diocese but has no ordinary jurisdiction, as, in the Church of England, a bishop consecrated to assist the ordinary bishop of a see in part of his diocese. (of a see or diocese) subordinate to an archiepiscopal or metropolitan see. noun a suffragan bishop. Origin of suffragan 1350–1400; Middle English suffragane<Medieval Latin suffrāgāneus voting, equivalent to suffrāg(ium) suffrage + -āneus, composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus-eous Words nearby suffragan suffocate, suffocative goiter, Suffolk, Suffolk punch, Suffr., suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suffragan Islington is a suffragan bishopric in the diocese of London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8\|Various A non-juror, consecrated in 1693 suffragan bishop of Thetford by three of the deprived non-juror bishops. Life Of Johnson, Volume 5\|Boswell He needs an assistant, a suffragan or coadjutor, and I intend to make it my affair to see that he gets one. The Inside of the Cup, Complete\|Winston Churchill An Indian suffragan bishop might well be given jurisdiction over one of these areas. India and the Indians\|Edward F. Elwin The principal parish church was raised to a suffragan of Osma in the twelfth century. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain\|Charles Rudy British Dictionary definitions for suffragan suffragan / (ˈsʌfrəɡən) / adjective (of any bishop of a diocese) subordinate to and assisting his superior archbishop or metropolitan (of any assistant bishop) having the duty of assisting the bishop of the diocese to which he is appointed but having no ordinary jurisdiction in that diocese noun a suffragan bishop Derived forms of suffragan suffraganship, noun Word Origin for suffragan C14: from Medieval Latin suffragāneus, from suffrāgium assistance, from Latin: suffrage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suffragan administrator, pontiff, pope, cleric, patriarch, director, priest, prelate, metropolitan, cardinal, bishop, archpriest, angel, primate, cap, coadjutor, overseer, diocesan, archer, mitre
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suffragan

adjective

noun

Origin of suffragan

Words nearby suffragan

Example sentences from the Web for suffragan

British Dictionary definitions for suffragan

adjective

noun

Derived forms of suffragan

Word Origin for suffragan

Words related to suffragan