01 n. A helper; an assistant.
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A helper; an assistant.
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2.
A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.(Mil.)
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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.(Zool.) Also: gigantic crane, argala
Phrases & compounds
Adjutant general —
the principal staff officer of an army, through whom the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the U. S. army he is brigadier general.