Word Meanings - SUFFRAGAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop. (more info) suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See

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• SUFFRAGAN
  A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop. (more info) 1. An assistant.
• ASSISTANTLY
  In a manner to give aid.
• SUPPORTABLE
  Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• SUPPORTATION
  Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon.
• ASSISTANCE
  1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance,
• BISHOPDOM
  Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. "Divine right of bishopdom." Milton.
• SUPPORTFUL
  Abounding with support. Chapman.
• BISHOPLY
  Bishoplike; episcopal.
• ASSISTER
  An assistant; a helper.
• FAVORABLE
  1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. Lend favorable ears to our request. Shak. Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1. 2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;
• SUPPORTLESS
  Having no support. Milton.
• BISHOP-STOOL
  A bishop's seat or see.
• SUFFRAGANSHIP
  The office of a suffragan.
• BISHOP'S-WEED
  An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. Goutweed .
• ASSISTLESS
  Without aid or help. Pope.
• BISHOPLIKE
  Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. Fulke.
• ASSISTOR
  A assister.
• SUFFRAGANT
  Suffragan.
• BISHOP'S LENGTH
  A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 of 56.
• BISHOP
  L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. , over + inspector, fr. root of , , to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
• ASSIST
  To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor. Assist me, knight. I am undone! Shak. Syn. -- To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See Help.
• UNFAVORABLE
  Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. -- Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv.
• INSUPPORTABLE
  Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• UNSUPPORTABLE
  Insupportable; unendurable. -- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins. -- Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv.