coadjutrix

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin coadiūtrīx. By surface analysis, coadjutor +‎ -trix.

Noun

coadjutrix (plural coadjutrixes or coadjutrices)

  1. A female coadjutor
  2. An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess

Synonyms

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