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coadjutor

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co·ad·ju·tor  (k-jtr, k-j-tr)
n.
1. A coworker; an assistant. See Synonyms at assistant.
2. An assistant to a bishop, especially one designated to succeed the bishop.
[Middle English coadjutour, assistant, from Latin coaditor : co-, co- + aditor, assistant (from aditre, to aid; see adjutant).]
coadjutor [kəʊˈædʒʊtə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
2. Rare an assistant
[via Old French from Latin co- together + adjūtor helper, from adjūtāre to assist, from juvāre to help]
coadjutress , coadjutrix fem n
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Noun1.coadjutor - an assistant to a bishop
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"


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The magistrate, upon the encouragement of so learned a coadjutor, and upon the violent intercession of the squire, was at length prevailed upon to seat himself in the chair of justice, where being placed, upon viewing the muff which Jones still held in his hand, and upon the parson's swearing it to be the property of Mr Western, he desired Mr Fitzpatrick to draw up a commitment, which he said he would sign.
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Here they found them comfortably encamped: twenty-two prime trappers, all well appointed, with excellent horses in capital condition led by Milton Sublette, and an able coadjutor named Jarvie, and in full march for the Malade hunting ground.
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This important step secured, with the assistance of a man of law whom he brought with him for the purpose, the dwarf proceeded to establish himself and his coadjutor in the house, as an assertion of his claim against all comers; and then set about making his quarters comfortable, after his own fashion.
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