Flügeladjutant

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German

Etymology

Flügel +‎ Adjutant

Noun

Flügeladjutant m (weak, genitive Flügeladjutanten, plural Flügeladjutanten)

  1. (historical) aide-de-camp
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 168:
      Diederich inzwischen fuhr ohne Zweck fort, zu blitzen und steinern dazustehen: in der Haltung des Kaisers, wenn nun ein Flügeladjutant ihm die Heldentat des Postens meldete und der Chef des Zivilkabinetts ihm die Huldigungsdepesche überbrachte.
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