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
    • Word Usage
    "The smaller one, whom I have called the coadjutor, because her throne was less elevated than the princess ', put her finger on a button and a violent ringing broke the silence of the vast hallway."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    assistant  help  helper  supporter  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abettor  adherent  adviser  collaborator  confessor  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Grand Penitentiary  Holy Father  abuna  acolyte  adjunct  
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