suffragan means A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
suffragan is pronounced /ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/.
noun
- A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).“Now take your hors said sir Tristram And as ye say / soo hit shal be / and alle thyn euylle wil god forgyue it yow and I doo / And here within this myle is the suffrecan of Carleil that shalle gyue yow the sacrament of baptym”
- An auxiliary bishop.“One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.””