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Meaning of adjutant in English
Pronunciation
/ˈædʒəd(ə)nt/
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Noun
adjutant
Etymology
early 17th century (in the sense ‘assistant, helper’): from Latin adjutant-‘being of service to’, from adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare‘assist’ (see adjuvant)
Definitions
1.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
2.
large Indian stork with a military gait