brevetcy


bre·vet

B0475600 (brə-vĕt′, brĕv′ĭt)n. A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay.tr.v. bre·vet·ted, bre·vet·ting, bre·vets also bre·vet·ed or bre·vet·ing 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-vĕt′sē) n.