Definition of suffrages:
(n) :
(uncountable) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
(n) :
(US) The right of women to vote.
(n) :
(countable) A vote in deciding a particular question.
(n) :
(uncountable) Aid, intercession.
(n) :
(countable, Christianity) A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
(n) :
(countable, Christianity) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.