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adjutant

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ad⋅ju⋅tant

  [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.
3. an assistant.
4. adjutant stork.
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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ad·ju·tant   (āj'ə-tənt)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. Adj. or Adjt. A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative affairs.

  2. An assistant.

  3. See marabou.


[From Latin adiūtāns, adiūtant-, present participle of adiūtāre, to help; see aid.]
ad'ju·tan·cy n.
mar·a·bou also mar·a·bout   (mār'ə-bōō')   
n.  

  1. Any of several large African storks of the genus Leptoptilos that scavenge for carrion and that have a soft white down on the underside. Also called adjutant, adjutant stork.

    1. The down of one of these storks or an imitation of it made from other bird feathers.

    2. A hat or garment trimmed with the down of a stork or an imitation of it.

    3. A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum.

    4. A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk.

    1. A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum.

    2. A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk.


[French marabout, Muslim hermit, marabout; see marabout1.]
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Word Origin & History

adjutant 
"military officer who assists superior officers," 1600, from L. adjutantem (nom. adjutans), prp. of adjutare "to give help to," from ad- "to" + juvare "to help, give strength, support," probably from same root as juvenis "young person" (see young).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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