adjutancy

[ aj-uh-tuh n-see ]

/ ˈædʒ ə tən si /

the office or rank of an adjutant: His adjutancy allows him certain privileges.

Origin of adjutancy

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

A 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

In 1809 he succeeded to a lieutenancy; and resigned the adjutancy to command a small detachment in the field.

Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812 |Sarah Anne Curzon