suffect

noun

suf·​fect

(¦)sə¦fekt

plural -s

: a Roman consul elected to complete the term of one who vacated office before the end of the year

Word History

Etymology

Latin (consul) suffectus, from consul + suffectus, past participle of sufficere to put in place of

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