coadjutant

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ adjutant.

Adjective

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

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

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