Aide-de-camp

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Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}}, from aide 'aide' + de 'of' camp '(military) camp'

Full definition of aide-de-camp

Noun

1. A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.''Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief.