brevet meaning

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brevet (noun): a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay).

brevet has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

brevet as a noun

  1. a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)

    Type of: document

brevet as a verb

  1. promote somebody by brevet, in the military

    Type of: promote

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in ET · 6-letter words

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