1. Mil. An officer who assists the general of an army.
1645. in Rushworth’s Hist. Coll., I. IV. 34. Adjutant-General Flemming, being engaged in a single encounter, shot his enemy.
1770. Junius Lett., xl. Who advised the King to appoint Mr. Luttrell adjutant-general to the army in Ireland?
1844. Regul. & Ord. Army, 54. To report to the Adjutant-General, as soon as possible after its march, the [corps’] state and condition with respect to Arms, Ammunition, and general equipment.
2. Among the Jesuits, a superintendent of a province or country, conducting its business and correspondence under the supervision of the General of the Order.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp.
