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Brevet - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Brevet : (noun)
1: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher
rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
(verb)
1: promote somebody by brevet, in the military
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Brevet : \Bre*vet"\, a. (Mil.)
Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a
brevet commission.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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].
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
``gallant actions or meritorious services.'' 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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BREVET. In France, aBrevet : is a warrant granted by the government to
authorize an individual to do something for his own benefit, as a brevet
d'invention, is a patent to secure a man a right as inventor.
2. In our army, it signifies a commission conferring on an officer a
degree of rank immediately above the one which he holds in his particular
regiment, without, however conveying a right to receive a corresponding pay.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Brevet |
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Area45: @danceralamode @ohaijoe I don't think the ALS or a Brevet are races. There is a cutoff time, so maybe a race against the clock? |
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Area45: This is what I'm training to do. 200k Brevet. http://www.pchrandos.com/ |
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christinachychy: nice Brevet today ! GREAT ! |
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