Suf″fra‐gan (?), n. [F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a.] 1. An assistant.
2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.