ad·ju·tant ( j  -tnt)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 adi  t ns, aditant-, present participle of aditre, to help; see aid.]ad ju·tan·cy n. |
adjutant [aj-oo-tant]
Noun
an officer in an army who acts as administrative assistant to a superior [Latin adjutare to aid]
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| Noun | 1. |  adjutant - an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officerarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" adjutant general - a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" |
| 2. |  adjutant - large Indian stork with a military gaitstork - large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage genus Leptoptilus, Leptoptilus - adjutant birds and marabous |
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