01 n. 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; as…
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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.“I ask your voices and your suffrages.” — Shak.
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Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.“Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers.” — Atterbury.“Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine.” — South.
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A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.(Eccl.)“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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Aid; assistance.[A Latinism]
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The right to vote; franchise.