单词 | brevet |
释义 | brevet/ˈbrɛvɪt /noun [often as modifier] A former type of military commission conferred especially for outstanding service, by which an officer was promoted to a higher rank without the corresponding pay: a brevet lieutenant...
verb (brevets, breveting or brevetting, breveted or brevetted) [with object] Confer a brevet rank on.He was often breveted for gallantry, and became quartermaster general of the U.S. Army....
OriginLate Middle English (denoting an official letter, especially a papal indulgence): from Old French brievet 'little letter', diminutive of bref. |
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