aide-de-camp

or aid-de-camp

[ eyd-duh-kamp ]

noun

, plural aides-de-camp.

1. a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.

aide-de-camp

/ ˈeɪd də ˈkɒŋ /

noun

1. a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior ADC

Word History and Origins

Origin of aide-de-camp¹

1660–70; < French: literally, camp helper; aid, de, camp ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of aide-de-camp¹

C17: from French: camp assistant