Home › Words › S › suffectsuffectsuffect means an additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, suffect ranks #11,585 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Latin suffectio (“replace, substitute”).nounAn additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring oneDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.suffete 59% match — One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage. vs suffect →suffixion 54% match — The process of adding a suffix to something. vs suffect →promagistrate 54% match — In ancient Rome, an ex-consul or ex-praetor whose imperium (the power to command an army) was extended at the end of his annual term of office or later. vs suffect →suffigation 52% match — Synonym of suffixation. vs suffect →consular 52% match — Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof. vs suffect →consul 51% match — Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires. vs suffect →suffixation 50% match — The process of adding a suffix to a word. vs suffect →consularity 50% match — The office or tenure of a consul; consulship. vs suffect →