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adjutant

Pronunciation: /ˈadʒʊt(ə)nt/

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Definition of adjutant

noun

1a military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer: he eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force
a person’s assistant or deputy:Hoare was his adjutant in all the talks with the government

2 (also adjutant stork or adjutant bird) a large black-and-white stork with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and SE Asia.
- Genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae: two species

Derivatives

adjutancy

Origin:

early 17th century (in the sense 'assistant, helper'): from Latin adjutant- 'being of service to', from adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare 'assist' (see adjuvant)