COADJUTOR

coadjutor

(noun) an assistant to a bishop

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coadjutor (plural coadjutors)

An assistant or helper.

(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop.

Source: Wiktionary


Co`ad*ju"tor, n. Etym: [L. See Co-, and Aid.]

1. One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker. Craftily outwitting her perjured coadjutor. Sheridan.

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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