ə noun
1.
Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
2.
British Military. an executive officer.
3.
an assistant.
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| —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 | |
| 'adjutancy | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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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