单词 | suffragan |
释义 | suffragan n. (in full suffragan bishop or bishop suffragan)   1. a bishop appointed to help a diocesan bishop in the administration of a diocese.   2. a bishop in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan. Phrases and idioms suffragan see the see of a suffragan bishop. Derivatives suffraganship n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF, repr. med.L suffraganeus assistant (bishop) f. L suffragium (see SUFFRAGE): orig. of a bishop summoned to vote in synod |
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