SUFFRAGAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese

Synonyms:

suffragan; suffragan bishop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("suffragan" is a kind of...):

bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)

Credits