brevet

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: bre=vet

CIDE DICTIONARY

brevet, n. [F. brevet, LL. brevetum, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.].

•  A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].  [1913 Webster]
•  A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.  [1913 Webster]

  " In the United States army, rank by brevet is conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for “gallant actions or meritorious services.” A brevet rank gives no right of command in the particular corps to which the officer brevetted belongs, and can be exercised only by special assignment of the President, or on court martial, and detachments composed of different corps, with pay of the brevet rank when on such duty."  [1913 Webster]

brevet, v. t. 

 To confer rank upon by brevet.  [1913 Webster]

brevet, a. 

 Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

brevet, n. & v.
--n. (often attrib.) a document conferring a privilege from a sovereign or government, esp. a rank in the army, without the appropriate pay (was promoted by brevet; brevet major).
--v.tr. (breveted, breveting or brevetted, brevetting) confer brevet rank on.

Etymology

ME f. OF dimin. of bref BRIEF

THESAURUS

brevet

agency, agentship, appointment, assignment, authority, authorization, bull, care, charge, charter, commission, commissioning, commitment, concession, consignment, cure, declaration, decree, decree-law, decreement, decretal, decretum, delegated authority, delegation, deputation, devolution, devolvement, dictum, diktat, diploma, edict, edictum, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, executorship, exequatur, factorship, fiat, franchise, full power, grant, ipse dixit, jurisdiction, law, legation, letters patent, liberty, license, lieutenancy, mandate, mission, office, ordinance, ordonnance, patent, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power to act, proclamation, procuration, pronouncement, pronunciamento, proxy, purview, regency, regentship, rescript, responsibility, royal grant, rule, ruling, senatus consult, senatus consultum, task, trust, trusteeship, ukase, vicarious authority, warrant

ROGET THESAURUS

brevet

Command

N command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod, despatch, dispatch, message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions, appointment, fixture, demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication, ultimatum, request, requirement, dictation, dictate, mandate, caveat, decree, senatus consultum, precept, prescript, rescript, writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti- sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation, word, word of command, mot d'ordre, bugle call, trumpet call, beat of drum, tattoo, order of the day, enactment, plebiscite, commanding, authoritative, decretory, decretive, decretal, callable, jussive, in a commanding tone, by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen, by order, at beat of drum, on the first summons, the decree is gone forth, sic volo sic jubeo, le Roi le veut, boutez en avant.

Commission

N commission, delegation, consignment, assignment, procuration, deputation, legation, mission, embassy, agency, agentship, power of attorney, clerkship, surrogacy, errand, charge, brevet, diploma, exequatur, permit, appointment, nomination, designation, return, charter, ordination, installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in, accession, coronation, enthronement, vicegerency, regency, regentship, viceroy, consignee, deputy, agent, delegate, consignee, commissioned, per procurationem.

Permission

N permission, leave, allowance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, liberty, law, license, concession, grace, indulgence, favor, dispensation, exemption, release, connivance, vouchsafement, authorization, warranty, accordance, admission, permit, warrant, brevet, precept, sanction, authority, firman, hukm, pass, passport, furlough, license, carte blanche, ticket of leave, grant, charter, patent, letters patent, permitting, permissive, indulgent, permitted, patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal, legalized, licit, unforbid, unforbidden, unconditional, by leave, with leave, on leave, speciali gratia, under favor of, pace, ad libitum, by all means, yes, avec permissin, brevet d'invention.