Brevet
WordNet
noun
(1) A document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
verb
(2) Promote somebody by brevet, in the military
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
- 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.
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Noun
- patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)
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