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English
Etymology
From co- + adjutant.
Adjective
coadjutant (not comparable)
- Mutually assisting or operating; helping.
1706, John Philips, Cerealia:By Thracia's coadjutant and the roar Of loud Euroclydon's tumultuous gusts
Noun
coadjutant (plural coadjutants)
- 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
“coadjutant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.