Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, a. [F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p. pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage.]

Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Suffragan \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)