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COADJUTOR

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co⋅ad⋅ju⋅tor

  [koh-aj-uh-ter, koh-uh-joo-ter]
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–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L, equiv. to co- co- + adjūtor helper (adjū- base of adjuvāre to help (cf. adjutant ) + -tor -tor )
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co·ad·ju·tor   (kō'ə-jōō'tər, kō-āj'ə-tər)   
n.  

  1. A coworker; an assistant. See Synonyms at assistant.

  2. An assistant to a bishop, especially one designated to succeed the bishop.


[Middle English coadjutour, assistant, from Latin coadiūtor : co-, co- + adiūtor, assistant (from adiūtāre, to aid; see adjutant).]
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