Definition of: brevet

(brə·vet′, esp. Brit. brev′it) noun Mil.
1. A commission advancing an officer in honorary rank without advance in pay or in command.
2. A commission or promotion awarded for achievement, usually on the field of battle.
—v.t. bre·vet·ted or bre·vet·ed, bre·vet·ting or bre·vet·ing To raise in rank by brevet.
—adjective Held or conferred by brevet; holding rank by brevet; brevetted. [<OF brevet, dim. of bref letter, document]