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Suffragan
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Med. Lat. suffraganeus suffragator, one who assists, from sujJragari, to vote in favour of, to support) in the Christian Church, (I) a diocesan bishop in his relation to the metropolitan; (2) an assistant bishop. (See the article BISHOP.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Suffragan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/suffragan.html. 1910.