adjutancy


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ad·ju·tant

(ăj′ə-tənt)
n.
1. Abbr. Adj. or Adjt. A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative affairs.
2. An assistant.
3. Either of two large Asian storks (Leptoptilos dubius or L. javanicus) having a head and neck bare of feathers, black wings, and white underparts. Also called adjutant stork.
[From Latin adiūtāns, adiūtant-, present participle of adiūtāre, to help; see aid.]
ad′ju·tan·cy n.
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ad•ju•tan•cy

(ˈædʒ ə tən si)

n., pl. -cies.
the office or rank of an adjutant.
[1765–75]
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adjutancy

the condition of holding the rank of adjutant.
See also: Aid
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They've shelved me at the War Office; they talk about a home adjutancy. I can't stick it, I have lived amongst the big things too long.
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Study of the academic status of athletes participating in 4th sports-cultural olympiyad of country girls students, Ministry of Education, Research adjutancy of Department of Physical Education.
Prioritizing the role of mass media in the development of public sport in Payam Noor University (Karaj unit)
When Adams took over the adjutancy, DAV was still plagued by scandal and severe financial difficulties.
Decade of service: 1960s

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