Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay.
- transitive verb To promote by brevet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To confer brevet rank upon.
- noun A letter of authority; a commission.
- noun In the British and American armies, a commission to an officer which promotes him to a higher rank, without conferring a right to receive corresponding advance in pay.
- noun A patent; a warrant; a license; a commission; an official diploma in writing, conferring some privilege or distinction.
- Assigned or conferred by brevet; appointed by brevet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].
- noun (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.
- transitive verb (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet.
- adjective (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
military document entitling acommissioned officer to hold a higherrank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. - noun An organized, long-distance
bicycle ride — not arace , but a test ofendurance — which follows a designated but unmarkedroute passing through check points. - verb To promote by brevet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Count ([Greek: komês]; comes; companion), but having not yet laid aside his belt of office, nor received the honour of admission to the palace, or what they call brevet-rank (_codicilli vacantes_), which honour at the end of his term of service is given to him, and to none of the other chiefs of departments [126].
The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872
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It might have lasted for ever if the Major had not been made what is called a brevet-colonel during the shuffling of troops that went on just before the South African War.
The Good Soldier Ford Madox Ford 1906
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In order to advance to lycée or high school, students are required to take a week-long exam called the brevet at the end of Grade 9.
Planet Nomad 2010
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I predict a randonneuring parody by 2020, which should give him plenty of time to compile a bunch of words that rhyme with "brevet" and plan a "collabo" with Velo Orange.
Parroting: Continual Conversations with the Road BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Jane and I see that she goes to everything, and we've scared her up a kind of brevet beau -- an old rooster named Brownwell -- Adrian Pericles Brownwell, who has blown in here and bought the _Banner_ from Ezra Lane.
A Certain Rich Man William Allen White 1906
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To get back to the surrender of 1 GORDONS - I can't go and dig out the story at the moment but it somehow involved the question of 'brevet' rank at the time and a trial for slander (?) after the war.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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To get back to the surrender of 1 GORDONS - I can't go and dig out the story at the moment but it somehow involved the question of 'brevet' rank at the time and a trial for slander (?) after the war.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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To get back to the surrender of 1 GORDONS - I can't go and dig out the story at the moment but it somehow involved the question of 'brevet' rank at the time and a trial for slander (?) after the war.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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To get back to the surrender of 1 GORDONS - I can't go and dig out the story at the moment but it somehow involved the question of 'brevet' rank at the time and a trial for slander (?) after the war.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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To get back to the surrender of 1 GORDONS - I can't go and dig out the story at the moment but it somehow involved the question of 'brevet' rank at the time and a trial for slander (?) after the war.
Army Rumour Service 2010
yarb commented on the word brevet
Delightful inducements to embark, fine chance for promotion, it seems--aye, a stove boat will make me an immortal by brevet.
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 7
July 23, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word brevet
I love this word.
July 23, 2008
mollusque commented on the word brevet
We found that it was etiquette to call them each captain, but I think some of the Deephaven men took the title by brevet upon arriving at a proper age.
--Sarah Orne Jewett, 1877, Deephaven
January 28, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word brevet
The "Perfect Brevet" is the name of an antique French corkscrew in my collection. This design utilizes a lazy-tongs mechanism to lever a cork from the bottle.
January 28, 2010