adjutant

[ aj-uh-tuhnt ]
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noun
  1. Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.

  2. British Military. an executive officer.

  1. an assistant.

Origin of adjutant

1
1590–1600; <Latin adjūtant- (stem of adjūtāns, present participle of adjūtāre to help, assist), equivalent to ad-ad- + jū- (variant stem of juvāre to help) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant--ant

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British Dictionary definitions for adjutant

adjutant

/ (ˈædʒətənt) /


noun
  1. an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer: Abbreviation: adjt, adj

  2. short for adjutant bird

Origin of adjutant

1
C17: from Latin adjūtāre to aid

Derived forms of adjutant

  • adjutancy, noun

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