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suffragan

Syllables: suf·fra·gan/ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/US/ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/

suffragan noun: a bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).

Noun

suffragan (plural suffragans)

  1. A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
    • Now take your hors said sir Tristram And as ye say / soo hit shal be / and alle thyn euylle wil god forgyue it yow and I doo / And here within this myle is the suffrecan of Carleil that shalle gyue yow the sacrament of baptym1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XII
  2. An auxiliary bishop.
    • One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
    • A suffragan could share the tasks which were special to bishops; for example, by conducting confirmations.2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War

suffragan meaning in Tamil

suffragan in Tamil

சமயத்துறைத் துணையாதரவுப் பணியாளர், சமயத்துறை மாவட்டத் தலைவர் துணையாதரவாளர், சமயத்துறைத் துணையாதரவுப் பணியாளரான

Forms of suffragan

pluralsuffragans

Origin of suffragan

From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).

Words formed from suffragan

Questions about suffragan

What does suffragan mean?
Suffragan means a bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
What is suffragan in Tamil?
Suffragan in Tamil is சமயத்துறைத் துணையாதரவுப் பணியாளர், சமயத்துறை மாவட்டத் தலைவர் துணையாதரவாளர், சமயத்துறைத் துணையாதரவுப் பணியாளரான. See Suffragan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is suffragan?
Suffragan is a noun.
How do you pronounce suffragan?
Suffragan is pronounced /ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/ (UK).
What is the plural of suffragan?
The plural of suffragan is suffragans.

Words near suffragan in the dictionary

  1. sufformative
  2. sufformatives
  3. suffosion
  4. suffossion
  5. suffossions
  6. suffragan
  7. suffragans
  8. suffraganship
  9. suffraganships
  10. suffragant
  11. suffragants

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