Definition of SUFFRAGE

suffrage

Meanings

Plural: suffrages

Noun

  • a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
  • The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
  • The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
  • The right of women to vote.
  • A vote in deciding a particular question.
  • A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
  • A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
  • Aid, intercession.
  • Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Old French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium (“support, vote, right of voting”). The sense of "vote" or "right to vote" was directly derived from classical Latin.

Synonyms

franchise, right to vote, vote

Scrabble Score: 15

suffrage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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