co·ad·ju·tor (k   -j  tr, 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 coadi  tor : co-, co- + aditor, assistant (from adit re, 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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