suffraganships
noun (plural) as in strong fondness
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Example:The metropolitan see held the highest authority in the ecclesiastical province.
Definition:The central see of an ecclesiastical province, whose bishop has primacy over the suffragan bishops of the province.
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Example:The archiprelacy had direct oversight over all suffragan bishops in the region.
Definition:The position or jurisdiction of an archbishop over several suffragan bishops and the territories they oversee.
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