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suffect

suffect noun: an additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one.

Noun

suffect (plural suffects)

  1. An additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one

Forms of suffect

pluralsuffects

Origin of suffect

From Latin suffectio (“replace, substitute”).

Questions about suffect

What does suffect mean?
Suffect means an additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one.
What part of speech is suffect?
Suffect is a noun.
What is the plural of suffect?
The plural of suffect is suffects.

Words near suffect in the dictionary

  1. suferia
  2. suferias
  3. Sufetula
  4. suff'ring
  5. suff.
  6. suffect
  7. suffects
  8. suffer
  9. suffer by comparison
  10. suffer fools gladly
  11. suffer from

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