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ˌadjutant-ˈgeneral
1. Mil. An officer who assists the general of an army.
1645in Rushworth Hist. Coll. I. iv. 34 Adjutant-General Flemming, being engaged in a single encounter, shot his enemy. 1770Junius Lett. xl, Who advised the King to appoint Mr. Luttrell adjutant-general to the army in Ireland? 1844Regul. & Ord. Army 54 To report to the Adjutant-General, as soon as possible after its march, the [corps'] state and condition with respect to Arms, Ammunition, and general equipment.
2. Among the Jesuits, a superintendent of a province or country, conducting its business and correspondence under the supervision of the General of the Order.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. |