Coadjutor

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  • noun. A coworker; an assistant.
  • noun. A subordinate bishop designated as an assistant and usually as a successor to the bishop of a given diocese.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who aids another; an assistant; a helper; an associate in occupation.
  • noun. One who is empowered or appointed to perform the duties of another. Johnson. Specifically
  • noun. The assistant of a bishop or other prelate. A permanent coadjutor may or may not be appointed, with right of succession.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.
  • noun. The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An assistant or helper.
  • noun. An assistant to a bishop.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an assistant to a bishop