brevet

Definition of Brevet in English :

1. brevet

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

2. brevet

promote somebody by brevet, in the military

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brevet

noun

1.

a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances

verb -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted

2. (transitive)

to promote by brevet

noun

1. Military; Obsolete

a commission nominally promoting an officer to a higher honorary rank without higher pay but, sometimes, with greater authority

verb transitiveWord forms: breˈvetted or breˈveted, breˈvetting or breˈveting

2.

to give a brevet to

n.

A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay.

tr.v. bre·vet·ted, bre·vet·ting, bre·vets also bre·vet·ed or bre·vet·ing

To promote by brevet.