adjutant
See also: Adjutant
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English[edit]

A lesser adjutant bird.
Etymology[edit]
From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
adjutant (plural adjutants)
- (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
- Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
Synonyms[edit]
- (bird): adjutant bird
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
lower-ranking officer
assistant
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Adjective[edit]
adjutant (not comparable)
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
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adjutant officer
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Synonyms[edit]
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
adjutant m (plural adjutants)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
adjutant c
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjutant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | adjutant | adjutanten | adjutanter | adjutanterna |
Genitive | adjutants | adjutantens | adjutanters | adjutanternas |
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