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coadjutor

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

noun

  1. an assistant.

  2. an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

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

coadjutor British  
/ kəʊˈædʒʊtə /

noun

  1. a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop

  2. rare an assistant

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Other Word 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 ( adjutant ) + -tor -tor )

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