English Explanatory Dictionary

adjutant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
  2. An assistant.
  3. Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.
adj
  1. Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.

Pronunciation

ă'-jə-tənt /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/ En-us-adjutant.oga

Word forms

adjutant adjutants

Etymology

Probably partly from Spanish ayudante and partly Portuguese ajudante (“assistant, helper, aide”), use as nouns of adjectives from the present participles of Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar, respectively, from Latin adiūtō (“to help, assist”), with remodeling after Latin adiūtāns, present participle of adiūtō, from adiuvō (“to help, assist”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

adjutant bird adj. adjt

Related words

adjuvant aid

Derived words

adjutancy adjutant bird adjutant general adjutant-general adjutantship adjutant stork coadjutant greater adjutant lesser adjutant
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