aide-de-camp

== English == === Alternative forms === ADC aid-de-camp (dated) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/, /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkɒmp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/ === Noun === aide-de-camp (plural aides-de-camp) A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary. ==== Derived terms ==== aide-de-campship ==== Translations ==== === See also === equerry