adjutancy

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noun

The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.

OriginEnglish adjutant ← Latin adiūtāns ← Portuguese ajudante →
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Meanings

nounadjutancy (plural adjutancies)

plural adjutancies

  1. The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.

Origin

  1. Spanishayudante
  2. Portugueseajudante
  3. Latinadiūtō
  4. Latinadiūtāns
  5. Englishadjutant
  6. Englishadjutancy

From adjutant + -cy.

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Translations

Irish aidiúnacht
  • aidiúnachtstate or office of being an adjutant
Cite this entry
APA

adjutancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjutancy

MLA

“adjutancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjutancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adjutancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjutancy.

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