brevet
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 immediately before retirement.
to appoint, promote, or honor by brevet.
Origin of brevet
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How to use brevet in a sentence
He was brevetted Major for distinguishedvii services; but in after life never permitted the title to be used in addressing him.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceHe was brevetted major-general in the regular army and appointed major-general of volunteers.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 | VariousHe was four times brevetted for gallant conduct and came back famous.
Powell had been brevetted for gallantry in the Civil War and had been engaged in a number of recent encounters with Indians.
The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. BirgeHe lived to see a grandson brevetted with the same title for gallantry in the field.
British Dictionary definitions for brevet
/ (ˈbrɛvɪt) /
a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances
(tr) to promote by brevet
Origin of brevet
1Derived forms of brevet
- brevetcy, noun
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