Brevet (military) - Wikipedia In military terminology, a brevet ( brəˈvɛt or ˈbrɛvɪt ⓘ) is a warrant which gives commissioned officers a higher military rank as a reward without necessarily conferring the authority and privileges granted by that rank [1]
Brevet (military) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It was a term borrowed from the British during the American Revolutionary War and used in the Continental Army Since that time the United States Congress has had several reasons for granting brevet ranks In some of these instances the officer received the higher pay of the breveted rank
BREVET Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Brevet definition: 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 See examples of BREVET used in a sentence
Brevetted - definition of brevetted by The Free Dictionary Define brevetted brevetted synonyms, brevetted pronunciation, brevetted translation, English dictionary definition of brevetted n A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay tr v bre·vet·ted , bre·vet·ting , bre·vets also bre·vet·ed or bre·vet·ing
French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, Promotion - Britannica 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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary brevet (third-person singular simple present brevets, present participle breveting or brevetting, simple past and past participle breveted or brevetted) To promote by brevet
16 What did a brevet promotion indicate, and what did an officer gain . . . (U S Civil War: Battles and fighting forces) meritorious service They served much the same purpose that medals play War) A brevet rank was almost meaningless in terms of real authority For and was only eligible for commands that normally fell to majors But he was allowed to use the title of colonel in his correspondence carried authority