adjutant
ad·ju·tant / ˈajətənt/ • n. 1. a military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer. ∎ a person's assistant or deputy. 2. (also adjutant stork or adjutant bird) a large black-and-white stork (genus Leptoptilos) with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and Southeast Asia.DERIVATIVES: ad·ju·tan·cy n.
adjutant
adjutant XVII. — L. adjūtāns, -ant-, prp. of adjūtāre, frequent. of adjuvāre help; see -ANT.
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