English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Suffragan (a.)

Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.

Suffragan (a.)

An assistant.

Suffragan (a.)

A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.

Suffraganship (n.)

The office of a suffragan.

Suffragant (a. & n.)

Suffragan.

Suffragate (a.)

To vote or vote with.

Suffragated (imp. & p. p.)

of Suffragate

Suffragating (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Suffragate

Suffragator (n.)

One who assists or favors by his vote.

Suffrage (n.)

A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote.

Suffrage (n.)

Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

Suffrage (n.)

A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

Suffrage (n.)

A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed.

Suffrage (n.)

Aid; assistance.

Suffrage (n.)

The right to vote; franchise.

Suffrage (v. t.)

To vote for; to elect.

Suffraginous (a.)

Of or pertaining to the hock of a beast.

Suffragist (n.)

One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter.

Suffragist (n.)

One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist.

Suffrago (n.)

The heel joint.