[mod. Fr. adjoint, pa. pple. of adjoindre to ADJOIN, used as an appellative. Mod. Fr. form of prec.] Official title of a French civil officer who assists the maire; also, an assistant professor in a French college.
1835. Blackw. Mag., XXXVIII. 19. The lower professors or adjoints cannot, in one instance out of twenty, rise above their actual position.
1864. Sala, in Daily Tel., 16 Aug. Halting to exchange official commonplaces with … the adjoint of the mayor.
1865. Pall Mall G., 6 Nov., 10. Arab adjoints are to be associated with European mayors in towns and villages.
