In France, brevet is a word with a very broad meaning, which includes every document giving a capacity to a person. For instance, the various military speciality courses, such as military parachutism, are ended by the award of a brevet.
The meaning of BREVET is a commission giving a military officer higher nominal rank than that for which pay is received.
Brevet, form of military commission formerly used in the U.S. and British armies. Under the system in which an officer was customarily promoted within his regiment or corps, a brevet conferred upon him a rank in the army at large higher than that held in his corps.
brevet (plural brevets) A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
Brevet is a military term. A brevet rank is a temporary promotion to a higher rank for outstanding service in times of need. Through a field promotion, a lieutenant might become a captain or a major elevated to colonel in order to effectively lead the troops.
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement. 2. to appoint, promote, or honor by brevet. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
A brevet is a form of recognition, promotion, or appointment given in the military, typically granting a commissioned officer a higher rank without increasing their pay or conferring additional authority.