Adjutant

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A helper; an Assistant.

II. Adjutant ·noun A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.

III. Adjutant ·noun 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.

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