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Adjutant

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ad·ju·tant

   [aj-uh-tuhnt]
–noun
1.
Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
2.
British Military. an executive officer.
3.
an assistant.
4.
adjutant stork.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < L adjūtant- (s. of adjūtāns, prp. of adjūtāre to help, assist), equiv. to ad- ad- + jū- (var. s. of juvāre to help) + -t- freq. suffix + -ant- -ant

adjutant stork

 
–noun
a large Indian stork, Leptoptilus dubius, having a pinkish-brown neck and bill, a large naked pouch under the throat, and a military gait.
Also called adjutant, adjutant bird.
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adjutant (ˈædʒətənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  adjt, Abbreviation: adj an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer
2.  short for adjutant bird
 
[C17: from Latin adjūtāre to aid]
 
'adjutancy
 
—n

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adjutant
"military officer who assists superior officers," c.1600, from L. adjutantem (nom. adjutans), prp. of adjutare "to give help to," freq. of adjuvare (pp. adjutus), from ad- "to" + juvare "to help, give strength, support," perhaps from same root as juvenis "young person" (see young).
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