"adjutant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/ Audio: En-us-adjutant.oga [US]
enPR: ă-j'ə-tənt Etymology: From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|adiūtō}} Latin adiūtō, {{m|la|adiuvō||assist}} adiuvō (“assist”), {{m|la|adiuvāns}} adiuvāns, {{m|la|adiuvō}} adiuvō, {{m|la|iuvō||help}} iuvō (“help”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} adjutant (not comparable)
  1. Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: adj., adjt Related terms: adjuvant, aid
    Sense id: en-adjutant-en-adj-16NucdQ7

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/ Audio: En-us-adjutant.oga [US] Forms: adjutants [plural]
enPR: ă-j'ə-tənt Etymology: From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|adiūtō}} Latin adiūtō, {{m|la|adiuvō||assist}} adiuvō (“assist”), {{m|la|adiuvāns}} adiuvāns, {{m|la|adiuvō}} adiuvō, {{m|la|iuvō||help}} iuvō (“help”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adjutant (plural adjutants)
  1. (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. Categories (topical): Military ranks Translations (lower-ranking officer): համհարզ (hamharz) (Armenian), pobočník [masculine] (Czech), adjutanto (Esperanto), adjutantti (Finnish), adjudant [masculine] (French), Adjutant [masculine] (German), ajudan (Indonesian), aidiúnach [masculine] (Irish), optiō [masculine] (Latin), аѓута́нт (aǵutánt) [masculine] (Macedonian), ajutan [Rumi] (Malay), āpiha kaiāwhina (Maori), agîtant [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), آجودان (âjudân) (Persian), adiutant [masculine] (Polish), adiutantka [feminine] (Polish), adjutant [masculine] (Romanian), адъюта́нт (adʺjutánt) [masculine] (Russian), adjúdant [masculine] (Slovincian), ayudante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adjutant-en-noun-PusC1st8 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'lower-ranking officer': 84 9 7
  2. An assistant. Translations (assistant): adjutantti (Finnish), avustaja (Finnish), Assistent [masculine] (German), ajudan (Indonesian), по́мошник (pómošnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), co-yantagh [masculine] (Manx), āpiha kaiāwhina (Maori), помо́щник (pomóščnik) [masculine] (Russian), подру́чный (podrúčnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-adjutant-en-noun-AqojwJ~U Disambiguation of 'assistant': 5 93 3
  3. (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Storks Synonyms (bird): adjutant bird Translations (stork of genus Leptoptilos): maraboe [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-adjutant-en-noun-6uhjKONs Disambiguation of Storks: 5 9 3 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 15 4 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 12 5 72 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 14 8 63 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'bird': 0 0 100 Disambiguation of 'stork of genus Leptoptilos': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: greater adjutant (taxonomic: Leptoptilos dubius), lesser adjutant (alt: L. javanicus), marabou (alt: L. crumeniferus) Derived forms: adjutancy, adjutant bird, adjutant-general, adjutant general, adjutantship, adjutant stork, coadjutant, greater adjutant, lesser adjutant

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      "word": "آجودان"
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