n.
Pronunciation: ˌ k ō - ə - ' jü-t ə r, k ō - ' a-j ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English coadjutour, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin coadjutor, from Latin co- + adjutor helper, from adjuvare to help ― more at AID
Date: 15th century
1 : one who works together with another : ASSISTANT
2 : a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession
– coadjutor adjective