[bruh-vet, brev-it] 
noun, verb, -vet⋅ted, -vet⋅ting or -vet⋅ed, -vet⋅ing.| 1. | 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, promote, or honor by brevet. |
| bre·vet (brə-vět', brěv'ĭt) n. A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay. tr.v. bre·vet·ted or bre·vet·ed, bre·vet·ting or bre·vet·ing, bre·vets To promote by brevet. [Middle English, official letter, from Anglo-Norman, diminutive of bref, letter, from Latin brevis, short; see brief.] bre·vet'cy (brə-vět'sē) n. |
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