brevet noun & verb.
['brɛvɪt] LME.[Old & mod. French, formed as BRIEF noun1 + -ET1.]A. noun.
1. An official letter;
esp. a papal indulgence.
LME-M18.2. A document from a monarch or government conferring privileges;
spec. one conferring nominal military rank without corresponding pay. Freq.
attrib. L17.
Comb.:
brevet captain,
brevet colonel, etc.,
brevet rank a nominal rank (of captain, colonel, etc.) conferred by a brevet.
b. verb trans. Confer a brevet rank on.
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