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[ aj-uh-tuhn-see ] / ˈædʒ ə tən si /
noun, plural ad·ju·tan·cies.the office or rank of an adjutant: His adjutancy allows him certain privileges. Origin of adjutancyFirst recorded in 1765–75; adjut(ant) + -ancy Words nearby adjutancyadjuster, adjustive, adjustment, adjustment disorder, adjustor, adjutancy, adjutant, adjutant bird, adjutant general, adjutant stork, adjuvant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adjutancyA few months after his marriage he accepted an adjutancy in the Northumberland Yeomanry. Sir John French|Cecil Chisholm He was appointed to an ensigncy and adjutancy, and came to Canada. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812|Sarah Anne Curzon However, very soon the new governor-general gave him the adjutancy of his own regiment, then at Agra, and things grew brighter. The Red Book of Heroes|Leonora Blanche Lang He is just succeeding in obtaining what is called an 'adjutancy,' which, with the half pay, will put an end to many anxieties. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
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