suffragan

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suffragan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++suf·fra·gan /ˈsʌfrəɡən/ adjective [only before noun] a suffragan bishop helps another bishop of higher rank in their work 〔主教〕协助上级主教的，副的 —suffragan noun [countable]Origin suffragan (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin suffraganeus, from suffragium “support, prayer”

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suffragan
suf‧fra‧gan /ˈsʌfrəɡən/

adjective [only before noun]

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin suffraganeus, from suffragium 'support, prayer'

a suffragan bishop helps another bishop of higher rank in their work
—suffragan noun [countable]

suf·fra·gan

BrE

/ˈsʌfrəɡən/

NAmE

/ˈsʌfrəɡən/

(

also suffragan ˈbishop

)

noun

a

of a particular

who is an assistant to a

bishop

of a particular

副主教