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adjutor¹

  • /ˈædʒətə(r)/

Where it comes from

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

noun adjutors

  1. An adjutant; a helper or assistant.

adjutor²

  • /ˈædʒətə(r)/

Where it comes from

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

noun adjutors

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

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noun a male adjutant, a helper or assistant

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"adjutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adjutor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adjutor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adjutor

Chicago

"adjutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adjutor.

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@misc{adjutor_2026,
  title = {adjutor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adjutor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}