brevet rank

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• Brevet — Bre*vet (br[ e]*v[e^]t ; 277), n. [F. brevet, LL. brevetum, fr. L. brevis short. See {Brief}.] 1. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brevet (military) — In the U.K. and U.S. military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — 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

• 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 — may refer to:* Brevet (military), a temporary authorization for a person to hold a higher rank * Aircrew brevet, a badge worn by qualified aircrew in the Royal Air Force and British Army * Brevet (cycling), a long distance, comfortably paced,… …   Wikipedia

• Brevet — Bre*vet , a. (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brevet — Bre*vet (br[ e]*v[e^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brevetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brevetting}.] (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 (militaire) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Brevet (homonymie). Dans l armée américaine et britannique, le brevet désignait une garantie écrite (warrant) autorisant un officier à occuper temporairement un grade plus élevé dans le cadre d une mission, mais… …   Wikipédia en Français

• 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