Definition of coadjutor
1 : one who works together with another : assistant
2 : a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession
coadjutor
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Examples of coadjutor in a Sentence
he was appointed coadjutor to the president
Origin and Etymology of coadjutor
Middle English coadjutour, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin coadjutor, from Latin co- + adjutor helper, from adjuvare to help — more at aid
First Known Use: 15th century
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