suffragan

suffragan (s[schwa]f-r[schwa]-g[schwa]n). A titular bishop ordained to assist a bishop of the diocese in the church business; a deputy or assistant bishop. • Suffragans were originally appointed only to replace absent bishops and were called chorepiscopi (“bishops of the county”), as distinguished from the regular bishops of the city or see.

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法律翻译Virginia，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，专注翻译各类与国际贸易与投资监管有关的法律文件。