Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Suffragan · Suf·fra·gan · IPA /ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/ a. n. 01 a. Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop. 1. Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop. 02 n. An assistant. 1. An assistant. 2. A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.(Eccl.)