suffragan

English - Turkish

Definition of suffragan in English Turkish dictionary: piskopos muavini; yardımcı piskopos; (isim) yardımcı piskopos; yardımcı
suffragan bishop: yardımcı piskopos

English - English

Definition of suffragan in English English dictionary: A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.)
And hereby wythin thys myle ys the suffrygan of Carlehylle whyche shall gyff you the sacramente of baptyme.; An auxiliary bishop; Of or pertaining to a suffragan; {n} a bishop under some metropolitan; a suffragan bishop helps another bishop of higher rank in their work (suffraganeus, from suffragium ); A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop; {i} assistant bishop; A purely descriptive term for a bishop in charge of a diocese which is part of a larger archdiocese or metropolitan province; the archbishop or metropolitan has no power over such a bishop, but has some authority over the diocese if the see is vacant; an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese; An assistant; Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop; suffragant
suffragans: plural of suffragan

suffragan

Hyphenation

suf·fra·gan

[ 's&-fri-g&n, -j&n ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).

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