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 …

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 …

In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet (/brəˈvɛt/ or /ˈbrɛvɪt/) [1] was a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving …

Nov 1, 2025 · Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.

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, …

In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet was a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank …