adjutor

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/ˈædʒətə(r)/

noun

An adjutant; a helper or assistant.

OriginLatin adiūtor →
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Meanings

adjutor1

nounadjutor (plural adjutors)

plural adjutors

  1. An adjutant; a helper or assistant.

adjutor2

nounadjutor (plural adjutors)

plural adjutors

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

Origin

adjutor · noun

  1. Latinadiūtor“helper, assistant”
  2. Englishadjutor

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

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adjutor · noun

  1. Latinadiūtōrium“humerus”
  2. Middle Frenchadiutoire
  3. Englishadjutor

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

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Translations

Polish adiutor
  • adiutora male adjutant, a helper or assistant
Romanian ajutor
  • ajutora male adjutant, a helper or assistant
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