coadjutor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəʊˈædʒʊtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō aj′ə tər, kō′ə jo̅o̅′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
co•ad•ju•tor  (kō aj′ə tər, kō′ə jo̅o̅′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an assistant.
  2. Religionan assistant to a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
  3. Religiona bishop who assists another bishop, with the right of succession.
  • Latin, equivalent. to co- co- + adjūtor helper (adjū- base of adjuvāre to help (compare adjutant) + -tor -tor)
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coadjutor / kəʊˈædʒʊtə/
  1. a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
  2. an assistant
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help
'coadjutor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CO - ally

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