the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.
n. The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who aids another; an assistant; a helper; an associate in occupation.
n. One who is empowered or appointed to perform the duties of another. Johnson. Specifically
n. The assistant of a bishop or other prelate. A permanent coadjutor may or may not be appointed, with right of succession.
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n. 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."