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suffect
noun
suf·fect
\(¦)sə¦fekt\
Definition of suffect
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: a Roman consul elected to complete the term of one who vacated office before the end of the year
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Origin and Etymology of suffect
Latin (consul) suffectus, from consul + suffectus, past participle of sufficere to put in place of
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