adjutancy

American  

[aj-uh-tuhn-see] / ˈædʒ ə tən si /

noun

plural

adjutancies

1. the office or rank of an adjutant.

   His adjutancy allows him certain privileges.

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Etymology

Origin of adjutancy

First recorded in 1765–75; adjut(ant) + -ancy

Example Sentences

But he did not know that soon after Truscott's resignation the colonel had tendered the adjutancy to Ray, and that impolitic youth had promptly declined.

From Marion's Faith. by King, Charles

They've shelved me at the War Office; they talk about a home adjutancy.

From Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

He compared G�ntz's statement with the notes he had taken of his conversations with Falkenhein, during the short period of his adjutancy.

From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz

I was offered the adjutancy, and I accepted it rejoicingly.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various

Captain Lowndes, the adjutant, who had been home after his severe wound at Talana, now rejoined the regiment, and took over the adjutancy from Captain Fetherstonhaugh.

From The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland by Romer, Cecil Francis