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¹suffragan

noun suf·fra·gan \ˈsə-fri-gən, -jən\

Definition of SUFFRAGAN

: a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan

: an Anglican or Episcopal bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and not having the right of succession

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suffraganeus, from suffragium support, prayer

First Known Use: 14th century

adjective

: of or being a suffragan

: subordinate to a metropolitan or archiepiscopal see

15th century

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