lesser adjutant

noun

1. an assistant
2. Mil. a staff officer who serves as an administrative assistant to the commanding officer

3. Origin: from its manner of walking, thought of as resembling a military strut

   1. a very large stork (Leptoptilos dubius) about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, of India and SE Asia, with a bare head and neck and a large, thick bill
   2. a similar but smaller stork (L. javanicus) found in the same countries
      also called lesser adjutant

Origin: < L adjutans, prp. of adjutare: see aid