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.

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)

Words nearby coadjutor

coactive, coadaptation, coadapted, Coade stone, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadunate, coadventure, coagency, coagent, coagglutinin

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Example sentences from the Web for coadjutor

Instead of a determined foe of the pale-faces, he became their earnest friend and coadjutor in the work of pacification.
Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians|W. H. Jackson
As it chanced, Philip Hadden was correct in his suspicions of his coadjutor, Maputa.
Black Heart and White Heart|H. Rider Haggard
Providence, however, soon sent me a coadjutor, in rather a singular manner.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
I back the policy of the de facto Naval Commander-in-Chief—my own coadjutor.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton

From these causes little progress had been made in our work when I was deprived of my coadjutor.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

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 n

Word 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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单词	coadjutor
释义	coadjutor [ koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter ] / koʊˈædʒ ə tər, ˌkoʊ əˈdʒu tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coadjutor ON THESAURUS.COM noun an assistant. an assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic. a bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession. 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) Words nearby coadjutor coactive, coadaptation, coadapted, Coade stone, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadunate, coadventure, coagency, coagent, coagglutinin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coadjutor Instead of a determined foe of the pale-faces, he became their earnest friend and coadjutor in the work of pacification. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians\|W. H. Jackson As it chanced, Philip Hadden was correct in his suspicions of his coadjutor, Maputa. Black Heart and White Heart\|H. Rider Haggard Providence, however, soon sent me a coadjutor, in rather a singular manner. The Bible in Spain\|George Borrow I back the policy of the de facto Naval Commander-in-Chief—my own coadjutor. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2\|Ian Hamilton From these causes little progress had been made in our work when I was deprived of my coadjutor. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke 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 n Word Origin for coadjutor C15: via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coadjutor colleague, helper, associate, co-worker
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coadjutor

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British Dictionary definitions for coadjutor

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