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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese;
[syn: suffragan, suffragan bishop]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, n. [F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a.] 1. An assistant. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suffragan n 1: an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn: suffragan, suffragan bishop]