aide-de-camp
Sign in to savethumb|An 1843 illustration of a First French Empire|French aide-de-camp (right) assisting a général de division (centre) during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] An aide-de-camp (; ; plural: aides-de-camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state. The term comes from a French expression meaning "helper in the military camp".
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thumb|An 1843 illustration of a First French Empire|French aide-de-camp (right) assisting a général de division (centre) during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] An aide-de-camp (; ; plural: aides-de-camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state. The term comes from a French expression meaning "helper in the military camp".
An aide-de-camp may participate at ceremonial functions, and the first aide-de-camp is typically the foremost personal aide. This is not to be confused with an adjutant, who is the senior administrator of a military unit.