adjutancy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adjutancy
First recorded in 1765–75; adjut(ant) + -ancy
Example Sentences
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It was, no doubt, disposed with all the adjutancy of definition and division.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
He was appointed to an ensigncy and adjutancy, and came to Canada.
From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne
However, very soon the new governor-general gave him the adjutancy of his own regiment, then at Agra, and things grew brighter.
From The Red Book of Heroes by Mills, Arthur Wallis
But he did not know that soon after Truscott's resignation the colonel had tendered the adjutancy to Ray, and that impolitic youth had promptly declined.
From Marion's Faith. by King, Charles
Why not wait for another adjutancy, leave her in the flat, he could come up so often.
From The Oyster by Peer
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