Abbreviation for 'adjutant,' a military officer who assists a commanding officer with administrative duties.
From adjutant (Latin adjutans 'helping,' from adjuvare 'to help') abbreviated to adjt., commonly seen in military documents and rank titles.
Military abbreviations like 'adjt' preserve archaic pronunciations and forms—the word 'adjutant' comes from Latin 'helping,' and these rank titles have remained remarkably unchanged for centuries across militaries.
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