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Definition of Brevets

Brevet
Brevet Bre*vet" (br[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brevetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Brevetting.] (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet.
Brevet
Brevet Bre*vet", a. (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
Brevet
Brevet Bre*vet" (br[-e]*v[e^]t"; 277), n. [F. brevet, LL. brevetum, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]. 2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer. Note: 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.

Meaning of Brevets from wikipedia

- Look up Brevet or brevet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brevet may refer to: Brevet (military), higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without...
- 1818, brevet commissions also required confirmation by the United States Senate, just as all other varieties of officer commissions did. Brevets were first...
- their requirements. In addition to brevets appearing on a calendar date, there are "permanent" (or "raid") brevets which may be ridden on any date by...
- Latest defence and security news". Janes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020. "Brevets signal start". Air Force News. 48 (14). 10 August 2006. Archived from the...
- authorized to grant brevets until 1814, when the Marine Corps was granted the same privilege. Over 86 years, the Marine Corps awarded 121 brevet promotions to...
- Genèse du droit unioniste des brevets, Litec, 1983 Pl****eraud, Y.; Savignon F., L'État et l'invention, histoire des brevets / Institut national de la propriété...
- randonneuring style of cycling within the US. Many cycling events, or brevets, which are organized by local RUSA clubs in the United States are sanctioned...
- International Patent Institute (IIB) (French: Institut International des Brevets) was an intellectual property organisation established on June 6, 1947...
- A Brevet d'état-major (French) or Staf Brevet (Dutch), both literally "General Staff Brevet", is a form of military distinction in France and Belgium...
- The Brevet de Technicien is an educational qualification. The term may refer to: Brevet de Technicien Supérieur of France Brevet de Technicien of Mauritius...