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



  1. A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
  2. 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



  1. patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)

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