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Brigade-major [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An officer appointed by the brigadier, to assist him in the management and ordering of his brigade.

Brigade-major Encyclopedia Britannica

BRIGADE-MAJOR, a third-class staff officer, appointed by the brigadier to assist him in the management of his brigade.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 4, p. 343
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