means primarily the hough or pastern of a horse; so called because it bends under, and not over, like the knee-joint When a horse is lying down and wants to rise on his legs, it is this joint which is brought into action; and when the horse stands on his legs it is these ankle-joints which support him Metaphorically, voters are the pastern joints of a candidate, whereby he is supported A suffragan is a titular bishop who is appointed to assist a prelate; and in relation to an archbishop all bishops are suffragans The archbishop is the horse, and the bishops are his pasterns
Suffrage is the right of people to vote for a government or national leader. the women's suffrage movement. the right to vote in national elections (suffragium )
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
This entry gives the age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
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