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JadziaDax · 10-24-2003, 01:34 AM

The Word of the Day for October 24 is:

suffrage • \SUH-frij\ • (noun) 1. a vote given in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office; 2. the right of voting; franchise, also the exercise of such right

A little more information about today’s word:
Why would a 17th-century writer warn people that a chapel was only for "private or secret suffrages"? Because since the 14th century, "suffrage" has been used to mean "prayer" (especially a prayer requesting divine help or intercession). So how did "suffrage" come to mean "a vote" or "the right to vote"? To answer that, we must look to the word's Latin ancestor, "suffragium," which can be translated as "vote," "support," or "prayer." That term produced descendants in a number of languages, and English picked up its senses of "suffrage" from two different places. We took the "prayer" sense from a Middle French "suffragium" offspring that emphasized the word's spiritual aspects, and we elected to adopt the "voting" senses directly from the original Latin.

My sentence (using definition #2):
The ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, ended a vigorous campaign for women’s suffrage.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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10-24-2003, 01:34 AM	#92 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 24 The Word of the Day for October 24 is: suffrage • \SUH-frij\ • (noun) 1. a vote given in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office; 2. the right of voting; franchise, also the exercise of such right A little more information about today’s word: Why would a 17th-century writer warn people that a chapel was only for "private or secret suffrages"? Because since the 14th century, "suffrage" has been used to mean "prayer" (especially a prayer requesting divine help or intercession). So how did "suffrage" come to mean "a vote" or "the right to vote"? To answer that, we must look to the word's Latin ancestor, "suffragium," which can be translated as "vote," "support," or "prayer." That term produced descendants in a number of languages, and English picked up its senses of "suffrage" from two different places. We took the "prayer" sense from a Middle French "suffragium" offspring that emphasized the word's spiritual aspects, and we elected to adopt the "voting" senses directly from the original Latin. My sentence (using definition #2): The ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, ended a vigorous campaign for women’s suffrage. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?