Synonyms

coadjutor

American

[koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter] / koʊˈædʒ ə tər, ˌkoʊ əˈdʒu tər /

noun

an assistant.
an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
a bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession.

coadjutor British

/ kəʊˈædʒʊtə /

noun

a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
rare an assistant

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

coadjutress

noun

Etymology

Origin of coadjutor

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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