adjutant Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
aide-de-camp; aide.
noun large Indian stork with a military gait
Leptoptilus dubius; adjutant stork; adjutant bird.

L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to help. See Aid.

A helper; an assistant.
(Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
(Zoöl.) A species of very large stork (Ciconia argala), a native of India; -- called also the gigantic crane, and by the native name argala. It is noted for its serpent-destroying habits.