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suffragents

suffragents is the plural of suffragent.

Meaning of suffragent

Noun

suffragent (plural suffragents)

  1. (historical) A male supporter of women’s right to vote in the early 20th century.
    • The “suffragent” comes in for his share of criticism. The “Hospital” states: “We cannot view with satisfaction the adherence of certain individuals of the opposite sex whose function seems to be that of ‘complemental male,’ as among the crustacea.[…]”1908 December 21, “Home Office Scores. Suffragette Leaders’ Unexpected Release.”, in Manchester Evening News, number 12,405, Manchester, →OCLC, page 7, column 6

Questions about suffragents

What is suffragents the plural of?
Suffragents is the plural of suffragent.

Words near suffragents in the dictionary

  1. suffragator
  2. suffragators
  3. suffrage
  4. suffraged
  5. suffragent
  6. suffragents
  7. suffrager
  8. suffragers
  9. suffrages
  10. suffragetic
  11. suffragette

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