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coadjutor
[ koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter ]
/ koʊˈædʒ ə tər, ˌkoʊ əˈdʒu tər /
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noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for coadjutor
coadjutor
/ (kəʊˈædʒʊtə) /
noun
a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
rare an assistant
Derived forms of coadjutor
coadjutress or coadjutrix, fem nWord Origin for coadjutor
C15: via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help
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