Brevet Definition

brə-vĕt, brĕvĭt
breveted, breveting, brevets, brevetted, brevetting
noun
A commission nominally promoting an officer to a higher honorary rank without higher pay but, sometimes, with greater authority.
Webster's New World

A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.

Wiktionary

An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.

Wiktionary
verb
To give a brevet to.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Brevet

Noun

Singular:
brevet
Plural:
brevets

Origin of Brevet

  • Middle English brevet 'official letter', from Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref 'letter', from Latin brevis 'short' (see English brief)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English official letter from Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref letter from Latin brevis short brief

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Brevet Sentence Examples

  • From the latter he graduated in July 1828, and became by brevet a second lieutenant of infantry.

  • Lee, and was made brevet second lieutenant, 4th Artillery, in 1829.

  • For his services at Franklin he was awarded the rank of brigadier-general (November 1864) and the brevet rank of major-general (March 1865) in the regular army.

  • Yarns are sold according to their "actual" counts, though when they are woven into cloth they frequently attain nominal or brevet rank.

  • The fort and the settlement were named in honour of General William Jenkins Worth (1794-1849), a native of Hudson, New York, who served in the War of 1812, commanded the United States forces against the Seminole Indians in 1841-1842, served under both General Taylor and General Scott in the Mexican War, distinguishing himself at Monterey (where he earned the brevet of major-general) and in other engagements, and later commanded the department of Texas.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRE

Words Ending With

TETVET

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Words Starting With B and Ending With T

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