Definition of adjutant Adjutant

/æˈʤʌtʌnt/ - [atjutunt] - ad•ju•tant

We found 13 definitions of adjutant from 7 different sources.

What does adjutant mean?

Noun Plural: adjutants
adjutant - an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
		aide, aide-de-camp
		military officer, officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
adjutant - large Indian stork with a military gait
		adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius
		stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

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adjutant (Noun)
A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
adjutant (Noun)
An assistant.
adjutant (Noun)
A bird in the genus Leptoptilos of the stork family Ciconiidae.
adjutant (Adjective)
The noun used as a modifier e. g. adjutant officer.

adjutant (n.)
A helper; an assistant.
adjutant (n.)
A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
adjutant (n.)
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.

adjutant
ad′joot-ant, n. a regimental staff officer not above the rank of major, specially appointed to assist the commanding officer of a garrison or regiment—there are also adjutants of auxiliary forces, of depôts, of brigade, &c.: a large species of stork or crane found in India.—ns. Ad′jutancy, the office of an adjutant: assistance; Ad′jutant-gen′eral, the head of his department on the general staff of the army, the executive officer of the commander-in-chief. [L. adjutāre = adjuvāre—ad, to, juvāre, to assist.]

adjutant
[From Lat. adjuvo, to help.] A military assistant to field-officers. The term has been applied to an assistant captain of a fleet. It is indeed the duty performed by first lieutenants.

adjutant
(from adjuvo, “to help”). A regimental staff-officer with the rank of lieutenant, appointed by the regimental commander to assist him in the execution of all the details of the regiment or post. He is the channel of official communication. It is his duty to attend daily on the commanding officer for orders or instructions of any kind that are to be issued to the command, and promulgate the same in writing after making a complete record thereof. He has charge of the books, files, and men of the headquarters; keeps the rosters; parades and inspects all escorts, guards, and other armed parties previous to their proceeding on duty. He should be competent to instruct a regiment in every part of the field exercise, should understand the internal economy of his corps, and should notice every irregularity or deviation from the established rules or regulations. He should, of course, be an officer of experience, and should be selected with reference to special fitness, as so much depends upon his manner and thoughtfulness in the exercise of the various and important duties imposed upon him. Unexceptionable deportment is especially becoming to the adjutant.