brevet

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: breve, crevet, trevet, prevet, revet, breves, breet

Antonyms: breve, crevet, trevet, prevet, revet, breves, breet

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[military]] [[document]] entitling a [[commissioned]] [[officer]] to hold a higher [[rank]] temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
2. A [[warrant]] from the [[government]], granting a [[privilege]], [[title]], or [[dignity]], as in [[France]].
3. An organized, long-distance [[bicycle]] [[ride]] — not a [[race]], but a test of [[endurance]] — which follows a designated but unmarked [[route]] passing through check points.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|military}} To promote by brevet.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.