coadjutant

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ adjutant

Adjective[edit]

coadjutant (not comparable)

  1. Mutually assisting or operating; helping.
    • 1706, John Philips, Cerealia:
      By Thracia's coadjutant and the roar Of loud Euroclydon's tumultuous gusts

Noun[edit]

coadjutant (plural coadjutants)

  1. An assistant.
    • 1917, “Musical Notes from Abroad”, in The Musical Times:
      The approaching winter and its coadjutants, rain, snow, and cold, have dictated the necessity for closing the 'Teatro del Soldato' up at the Front.

References[edit]

coadjutant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.