coadjutor

[ koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter ]
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noun
  1. an assistant.

  2. an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

  1. a bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession.

Origin of coadjutor

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin, equivalent to co-co- + adjūtor helper (adjū- base of adjuvāre to help (cf. adjutant) + -tor-tor)

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coadjutor

/ (kəʊˈædʒʊtə) /


noun
  1. a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop

  2. rare an assistant

Origin of coadjutor

1
C15: via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help

Derived forms of coadjutor

  • coadjutress or coadjutrix, fem n

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