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coadjutrix

coadjutrix noun: a female coadjutor.

Noun

coadjutrix (plural coadjutrixes or coadjutrices)

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

Synonyms of coadjutrix

Forms of coadjutrix

pluralcoadjutrixes
pluralcoadjutrices
alternative formco-adjutrix

Origin of coadjutrix

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

Questions about coadjutrix

What does coadjutrix mean?
Coadjutrix means a female coadjutor.
What part of speech is coadjutrix?
Coadjutrix is a noun.
What is the plural of coadjutrix?
The plural of coadjutrix is coadjutrixes.

Words near coadjutrix in the dictionary

  1. coadjutorship
  2. coadjutorships
  3. coadjutress
  4. coadjutresses
  5. coadjutrices
  6. coadjutrix
  7. coadjutrixes
  8. coadjuvancies
  9. coadjuvancy
  10. coadjuvant
  11. coadjuvants

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