BREVET


Meaning of BREVET in English

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 brevet rank on.

[ ME f. OF dimin. of bref BRIEF ]

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