Definition of Coadjutor

1. Noun. An assistant to a bishop.

Generic synonyms: Assistant, Help, Helper, Supporter

Definition of Coadjutor

1. n. One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.

Definition of Coadjutor

1. Noun. An assistant or helper. ¹

2. Noun. (ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coadjutor

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coadjutor

coadjacence
coadjacency
coadjacent
coadjoint
coadjument
coadjust
coadjusted
coadjusting
coadjustment
coadjustments
coadjusts
coadjutant
coadjutants
coadjuting
coadjutive
coadjutor (current term)
coadjutor bishop
coadjutor bishops
coadjutors
coadjutorship
coadjutorships
coadjutress
coadjutresses
coadjutrices
coadjutrix
coadjutrixes
coadjuvancy
coadminister
coadministered
coadministering

Literary usage of Coadjutor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The coadjutor brothers renew their vows every three years for nine years, when they take perpetual vows. The first mission of the society was established in ..."

2. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century by Pardoe (Julia) (1847)
"Reception of the Princes by the Court—Intrigue against the coadjutor —Vanity of Mademoiselle—Projected Marriage of the Prince de Conti and Mademoiselle de ..."

3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1877)
"... sickness to discharge his functions; he therefore coadjutor wished either to resign his see or, as it would rather seem, ^ ^™h" to appoint a coadjutor. ..."

4. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1807)
"Bishops Resignation. coadjutor of the diocese to which the bishop certified to be incapacitated belongs, and the dean and chapter shall thereupon proceed in ..."

5. Sketches of the Life, Times and Character of the Rt. Rev. Benedict Joseph by Martin John Spalding (1852)
"... the Institute—Health of his coadjutor impaired—The coadjutor visits France, and resigns—His present retreat—The Bishop left desolate—The third coadjutor ..."

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