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brevet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, document, from Anglo French, diminutive of bref letter more at brief Date: 1689 a commission giving a military officer higher nominal rank than that for which pay is received II. transitive verb (brevetted or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brevet — /breuh vet , brev it/, n., v., brevetted, brevetting or breveted, breveting. n. 1. a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor… … Universalium
brevet — {{11}}brevet (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. brievet letter, note, piece of paper; papal indulgence (13c.), dim. of bref letter, note (see BRIEF (Cf. brief)). Army sense is from 1680s. {{12}}brevet (v.) 1839, from Fr. breveter, from brevet (see BREVET… … Etymology dictionary
brevet — [ brɛvɪt] noun a former type of military commission conferred especially for outstanding service, by which an officer was promoted to a higher rank without the corresponding pay. verb (brevets, breveting or brevetting, breveted or brevetted)… … English new terms dictionary
brevet — /ˈbrɛvət/ (say brevuht) noun 1. a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank. –verb (t) (brevetted or breveted, brevetting or breveting) 2. to appoint or promote… …
brevet — [brə vet′; ] chiefly Brit [ brev′it] n. [ME < OFr, dim. of bref,BRIEF] [Historical] Mil.Mil. Historical a commission nominally promoting an officer to a higher honorary rank without higher pay but, sometimes, with greater authority vt.… … English World dictionary
brevet — n. & v. n. (often attrib.) a document conferring a privilege from a sovereign or government, esp. a rank in the army, without the appropriate pay (was promoted by brevet; brevet major). v.tr. (breveted, breveting or brevetted, brevetting) confer… … Useful english dictionary
