coadjutor
an assistant.
an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
a bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession.
Origin of coadjutor
1Words Nearby coadjutor
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How to use coadjutor in a sentence
The young fellow was coadjutor of Strasburg, almost from the time of getting into short-clothes.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleHe was therefore, in my belief, an able coadjutor with judge Abell in bringing on the massacre of July 30.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanThe headstrong and forward temper of the person who was appointed his coadjutor crowned all his uneasiness.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de BurignyAccident, however, that frequent favourer of bold projects, came to her aid in the shape of a more efficient coadjutor.
Country Lodgings | Mary Russell MitfordDuring his absence, a number of missionaries, making in all six priests and nine coadjutor brothers, had been sent from Portugal.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for coadjutor
/ (kəʊˈædʒʊtə) /
a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
rare an assistant
Origin of coadjutor
1Derived forms of coadjutor
- coadjutress or coadjutrix, fem n
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