COADJUTRIX

Noun

coadjutrix (plural coadjutrixes or coadjutrices)

A female coadjutor

An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess

Source: Wiktionary


Co`ad*ju"tress, Co`ad*ju"trix, n.

Definition: A female coadjutor or assistant. Holland. Smollett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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