- suffrag
- 1) (L). Support; voting right2) , -in, «o (L). The hock, pastern bone
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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SUFFRAG — suffragaverat, suffragio … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
Commanderie d'Alden Biesen — Période ou style XIXe siècle Type Renaissance mosane Architecte Méringer Début construction … Wikipédia en Français
suffragan — /suf reuh geuhn/, adj. 1. assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his superior, or as applied to an assistant or subsidiary bishop who performs episcopal functions in a diocese but… … Universalium
suffrage — /suf rij/, n. 1. the right to vote, esp. in a political election. 2. a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like. 3. Eccles. a prayer, esp. a short intercessory prayer or petition. [1350 1400; ME < L suffragium voting… … Universalium
SUFFRAGANEI — dicuntur Episcopi, qui Archiepiscopo suffragari et assistere tenentur: Vocati enim sunt in partem sollicitudinis Archiepiscopi, non in plenitudinem potestatis. Vide Henr. Spelmann. Glossar. Archeol. Graeci ὑποψηφίους Suffrag aneos vocabant, qui… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
suffragan — suf•fra•gan [[t]ˈsʌf rə gən[/t]] adj. 1) rel assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his or her superior 2) rel (of a see or diocese) subordinate to an archiepiscopal or… … From formal English to slang
suffrage — suf•frage [[t]ˈsʌf rɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) gov the right to vote, esp. in a political election 2) gov a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like 3) rel a prayer, esp. a short intercessory prayer or petition • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
