Definitions for brevet
brəˈvɛt, ˈbrɛv ɪtbrevet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brevetverb

   a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)

2. brevetverb

   promote somebody by brevet, in the military

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brevetnoun

   A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.

2. brevetnoun

   An organized, long-distance bicycle ride not a race, but a test of endurance which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.

3. brevetverb

   To promote by brevet.

4. Etymology: brevet 'official letter', from diminutive of bref 'letter', from brevis 'short' (see brief)

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1. brevet

   A brevet is a form of recognition, promotion, or appointment given in the military, typically granting a commissioned officer a higher rank without increasing their pay or conferring additional authority. The term can also refer to a warrant authorizing a patent or to a document attesting to qualification in a specific field, such as a certificate for completing a long-distance cycling event.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brevetnoun

   a warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]

2. Brevetnoun

   a commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer

3. Brevetverb

   to confer rank upon by brevet

4. Brevetadjective

   taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brevet

   In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet was a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being brevetted. For example, "He was brevetted major general." The promotion would be noted in the officer's title, for example, "Bvt. Maj. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain or Bvt. Maj Gen. John Aaron Rawlins." This is not to be confused with a Brevet in Francophone Europe military circles, where a Brevet is an award.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brevet

   brev′et, n. a military commission entitling an officer to take rank above that for which he receives pay.—n. Brevet′cy, the condition of one holding brevet rank. [Fr.—L. brevis, short.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brevet

   A rank in the army higher than the regimental commission held by an officer, affording him a precedence in garrison and brigade duties. Something approaching this has been attempted afloat, under the term "staff."

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brevet

   An honorary rank conferred upon an officer, for meritorious services, above the rank he holds in his own corps. In the U. S. army rank by brevet is conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for “gallant actions or meritorious services.” A brevet rank gives no right of command in the particular corps to which the officer brevetted belongs, and can be exercised only by special assignment of the President. Officers while so serving under assignment are said to have local rank (which see).

2. brevet

   To confer rank or title upon by brevet.

Matched Categories

1. • Promote

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How to pronounce brevet?

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How to say brevet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brevet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brevet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of brevet in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   When we pose as a victim, we quickly filed our patent of victim. (Quand en victime, on se pose, - Son brevet, vite, on dépose.)

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brevet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brevet
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brevet
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brevet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=brevet
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=brevet
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=brevet