What does "suffragan" mean?
Suffragan: An assistant.
Additional senses
- 2.(Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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