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coadjutorship

coadjutorship noun: the state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.

Noun

coadjutorship (plural coadjutorships)

  1. The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
    • I would otherwise have tried to fix a day to meet you at Sir R.W's (with his permission, and your coadjutorship)c. 1737, Alexander Pope, letter to William Fortescue, Esq.

Forms of coadjutorship

pluralcoadjutorships

Origin of coadjutorship

From coadjutor + -ship.

Questions about coadjutorship

What does coadjutorship mean?
Coadjutorship means the state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
What part of speech is coadjutorship?
Coadjutorship is a noun.
What is the plural of coadjutorship?
The plural of coadjutorship is coadjutorships.

Words near coadjutorship in the dictionary

  1. coadjutive
  2. coadjutor
  3. coadjutor bishop
  4. coadjutor bishops
  5. coadjutors
  6. coadjutorship
  7. coadjutorships
  8. coadjutress
  9. coadjutresses
  10. coadjutrices
  11. coadjutrix

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