suffragan
英 ['s?fr?g(?)n]
- adj. 副的；副監督的；副主教的
- n. 輔佐司教；副監督；副主教
中文詞源
suffragan 副主教
來自拉丁語 suffraganeus,助理，尤指主教助理，來自 suffragium,投票，支持，詞源同 suffrage, 投票權。
英文詞源
- suffragan (n.)
- late 14c., "bishop who assists another bishop," especially one with no right of ordinary jurisdiction, from Anglo-French and Old French suffragan (13c.), from Medieval Latin suffraganeus "an assistant," noun use of adjective, "assisting, supporting," applied especially to a bishop, from Latin suffragium "support" (see suffrage). Related: Suffragant.