Brevet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Brevet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brevet n a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) v promote somebody by brevet, in the military
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brevet \Brevet"\, a. (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet* colonel; a brevet commission.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brevet \Brevet"\ (br[esl]v[ecr]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]. 2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer. Note: In the United States army, rank by brevet is conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for [bd]gallant actions or meritorious services.[b8] 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, or on court martial, and detachments composed of different corps, with pay of the brevet rank when on such duty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brevet \Brevet"\ (br[esl]v[ecr]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brevetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brevetting}.] (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet.