breveting

Variant of brevet

brevet definition

bre·vet (brə vet′; chiefly Brit brev′it)

noun

Mil., Historical a commission nominally promoting an officer to a higher honorary rank without higher pay but, sometimes, with greater authority

Etymology: ME < OFr, dim. of bref, brief

transitive verb brevetted -·vet′·ted or breveted -·vet′·ed, brevetting -·vet′·ting or breveting -·vet′·ing

to give a brevet to

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