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adjutor

/ˈædʒətə(r)/

adjutor noun: an adjutant; a helper or assistant.

Noun (1)

adjutor (plural adjutors)

  1. An adjutant; a helper or assistant.

Noun (2)

adjutor (plural adjutors)

  1. The upper arm, as opposed to the forearm.

Forms of adjutor

pluraladjutors

Origin of adjutor

Learned borrowing from Latin adiūtor (“helper, assistant”), from adiuvō (“help, assist”).

Borrowed from Middle French adiutoire, adjutoire, from Latin adiūtōrium (“humerus”). Ultimately a doublet of etymology 1.

Questions about adjutor

What does adjutor mean?
Adjutor means an adjutant; a helper or assistant.
What part of speech is adjutor?
Adjutor is a noun.
How do you pronounce adjutor?
Adjutor is pronounced /ˈædʒətə(r)/.
What is the plural of adjutor?
The plural of adjutor is adjutors.

Words near adjutor in the dictionary

  1. adjutators
  2. adjute
  3. adjuted
  4. adjutes
  5. adjuting
  6. adjutor
  7. adjutors
  8. adjutory
  9. adjutrice
  10. adjutrices
  11. adjutrix

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