[ˈadʒʊt(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer
(e.g: he eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force)

- a large black-and-white stork with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and Southeast Asia


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘assistant, helper’): from Latin adjutant- ‘being of service to’, from adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare ‘assist’ (see adjuvant)