Suffrage
- Suffrage
- Suffrage Suf"frage, n. [F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps
originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and
fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See {Break}.]
1. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in
the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal
expression of an opinion; assent; vote.
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I ask your voices and your suffrages. --Shak.
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2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
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Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage
the observation made by heathen writers.
--Atterbury.
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Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth
of a doctrine. --South.
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3. (Eccl.)
(a) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins
and evensong.
(b) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful
departed. --Shipley.
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I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and
that the souls therein detained are helped by
the suffrages of the faithful. --Creed of
Pope Pius IV.
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4. Aid; assistance. [A Latinism] [Obs.]
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5. The right to vote; franchise.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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suffrage — Suffrage … Thresor de la langue françoyse
suffrage — [ syfraʒ ] n. m. • 1355; suffrages d oraison « prières » 1289; lat. suffragium « tesson avec lequel on votait », de frangere « briser » 1 ♦ Acte par lequel on déclare sa volonté, son opinion (favorable), dans un choix, une délibération, une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Suffrage — (from the Latin suffragium , meaning voting tablet , and figuratively right to vote ; probably from suffrago hough , and originally a term for the pastern bone used to cast votes) is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. In that … Wikipedia
suffrage — suf·frage / sə frij/ n [Latin suffragium vote, political support, from suffragari to support with one s vote] 1: a vote in deciding a controverted question or the choice of a person for an office or trust no State...shall be deprived of its equal … Law dictionary
suffrage — n Suffrage, franchise, vote, ballot mean the right, privilege, or power of expressing one s choice or wish (as in an election or in the determination of policy). Suffrage is the usual term when the emphasis is upon the extent to which this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
suffrage — Suffrage. s. m. Declaration qu on fait de son sentiment, de sa volonté, & qu on donne, soit de vive voix, soit par escrit ou autrement, dans l occasion d une eslection, d une deliberation. Je luy ay donné mon suffrage. il a eu tous les suffrages … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
suffrage — late 14c., prayers or pleas on behalf of another, from O.Fr. suffrage (13c.), from M.L. suffragium, from L. suffragium support, vote, right of voting, from suffragari lend support, vote for someone, from sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + fragor… … Etymology dictionary
suffrage — [suf′rij] n. [ME < MFr < ML(Ec) < L suffragium, decision, vote, suffrage < sub (see SUB ) + fragor, loud applause, orig., din, a crashing < IE base * bhreĝ , to crash, BREAK] 1. a prayer or act of intercession or supplication 2. a… … English World dictionary
Suffrage — Suf frage, v. t. To vote for; to elect. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffrage — ► NOUN ▪ the right to vote in political elections. ORIGIN originally in the sense «intercessory prayers», also «assistance»: from Latin suffragium … English terms dictionary
