Definitions for suffrage

suffrage suf·frage

Spelling: [suhf-rij]
IPA: /ˈsʌf rɪdʒ/

Suffrage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in suffrage (aeffgrsu).

Definitions for suffrage

noun

  1. the right to vote, especially in a political election.
  2. a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like.
  3. Ecclesiastical. a prayer, especially a short intercessory prayer or petition.

Origin of suffrage

1350-1400; Middle English Latin suffrāgium voting tablet, vote, equivalent to Latin suffrāg(ārī) to vote for, support + -ium -ium

Examples for suffrage

I was rather in favor of suffrage, at least I felt indulgent about it.

The right of suffrage is simply the right to govern one's self.

I'm not speaking of suffrage now—that's only one nice little part.

Ironically, the weekend incident raises an important question about whether there truly is suffrage for Muslim women in America.

So long as you denied them the suffrage, you pretended to govern them and for them.

Education the criterion of the right of suffrage, not property.

Time to put to good use the suffrage and the education that our foremothers of all classes and colors worked hard to win us.

Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.

But these 60-somethings share more than the bonds of suffrage.

Yes, said Adeimantus; and you may add my suffrage to Damon's and your own.

Word Value for suffrage
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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