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Definition of: suffragan
(suf′rə·gən) Eccl. noun
An auxiliary or assistant bishop, who assists a bishop in the administration of the diocese, or is consecrated for service in a limited portion of the diocese: also suffragan bishop.
—adjective Of or pertaining to a suffragan; assisting; auxiliary; subordinate to an archiepiscopal see. [<AF, OF <Med. L suffraganeus <L suffragari vote for, support]
—suf′fra·gan·ship′ noun
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