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suffrage

suf.frage \'s*f-rij, substand -*-rij\ n [in sense 1, fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. ML 
   suffragium, fr. L, vote, political su]pport; in other senses, fr. L 
   suffragium 1: an intercessory prayer : SUPPLICATION  2: a vote given in 
   deciding a controverted question or in the choice of a p erson for an 
   office or trust 3: the right of voting in political matters or the exercise 
   of such right :: FRANCHISE