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suffragan

suf·fra·gan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhf-ruh-guh n]
    • /ˈsʌf rə gən/
    • /ˈsʌ.frə.ɡən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhf-ruh-guh n]
    • /ˈsʌf rə gən/

Definitions of suffragan word

  • adjective suffragan 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. 1
  • adjective suffragan (of a see or diocese) subordinate to an archiepiscopal or metropolitan see. 1
  • noun suffragan a suffragan bishop. 1
  • adjective suffragan (of any bishop of a diocese) subordinate to and assisting his superior archbishop or metropolitan 0
  • adjective suffragan (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 0
  • noun suffragan a suffragan bishop 0

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Origin of suffragan

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Suffragan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

suffragan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

suffragan usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for suffragan

noun suffragan

  • abba — father (used of God)
  • abbas — Ferhat. 1899–1985, Algerian nationalist leader: joined the National Liberation Front (1956); president of the provisional government of the Algerian republic (1958–61)
  • archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
  • berretta — biretta
  • bishop — A bishop is a clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches.

Top questions with suffragan

  • what is a suffragan bishop?

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