coadjutrix

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noun

A female coadjutor

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nouncoadjutrix (plural coadjutrixes or coadjutrices)

plural coadjutrixes · plural coadjutrices · alternative co-adjutrix

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latincoadiūtrīx
  2. Englishcoadjutrix

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

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APA

coadjutrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjutrix

MLA

“coadjutrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjutrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coadjutrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjutrix.

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