Defn: A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
SUFFRAGANSHIP
Suf"fra*gan*ship, n.
Defn: The office of a suffragan.
SUFFRAGANT
Suf"fra*gant, a. & n.
Defn: Suffragan. [Obs.]
SUFFRAGATE
Suf"fra*gate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Suffragated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suffragating.] Etym: [L. suffragatus, p.p. of suffragari. See
Suffragan, a.]
Defn: To vote or vote with. [Obs.] "Suffragating tribes." Dryden.
SUFFRAGATOR
Suf"fra*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who assists or favors by his vote. [Obs.]
SUFFRAGE Suf"frage, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break.]