coadjutor
[koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter]
- an assistant.
- an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
- a bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession.
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Origin of coadjutor
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Shall I have to scold my coadjutor, or to reason with an intellect like this?
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
The messenger had heard the cry of "God bless the Coadjutor!"
The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, CompleteJean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
But as they cried at the same time "God save the Coadjutor!"
The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, CompleteJean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
I told you beforehand that you would be swayed by the Coadjutor.
The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, CompleteJean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
There is no hope of any security but in making the Coadjutor a cardinal.
The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, CompleteJean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
coadjutor
- a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
- rare an assistant
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Word Origin
C15: via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help
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