suffragan

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/    美 /ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
    — Now take your hors said sir Tristram And as ye say / soo hit shal be / and alle thyn euylle wil god forgyue it yow and I doo / And here within this myle is the suffrecan of Carleil that shalle gyue yow the sacrament of baptym
    “Now take your horse,” said Sir Tristram, “And as you say, so it shall be and God will forgive you all your evil and I do, too. And less than a mile from here is the suffragan [bishop] of Carlisle who shall give you the sacrament of baptism.“
  2. An auxiliary bishop.
    — One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”

词形变化

suffragans plural

词汇关系

衍生词
suffraganship
相关词
coadjutor bishop suburbicarian

词源

From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).
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