brevet
Rank without raise
A brevet is a military commission granting an officer a higher rank without the corresponding pay or full authority—typically awarded for gallantry or distinguished service.
The practice was common in the 19th century: He received a brevet promotion to colonel after the battle.
As a verb, to brevet someone is to grant such a commission.
The term occasionally appears in other contexts for honorary or temporary titles.
Position in hierarchy
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
valor · commendation · service · cavalry · artillery · infantry · commander · veteran
Formal honorific or name
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
nominal · temporary · acting · provisional · titular · courtesy · pro tem · interim
New device or method
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- grantBestow or award money
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- certificateFormal written attestation
monopoly · rights · protection · intellectual property · crown · royal · charter · privilege
Space between two points
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- checkpointInspection station on route
- time limitMaximum duration permitted
- medalMetal honor token
rank
Position in hierarchy
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
battlefield · valor · commendation · service · cavalry · artillery · infantry · commander · veteran · medal
title
Formal honorific or name
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
ceremonial · nominal · temporary · acting · provisional · titular · courtesy · pro tem · interim · designation
invention
New device or method
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- grantBestow or award money
- registrationFormal recording of participation
certificate · monopoly · rights · protection · intellectual property · crown · royal · charter · privilege · authority
distance
Space between two points
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- checkpointInspection station on route
- time limitMaximum duration permitted
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- French Educationlycee, baccalaureate, classes, college, rector
- patentspatent, patents, patent application, patent office, patent applications
- brevity of lifeLife's limited duration
- poetic brevityEconomy in verse
abbreviation, abbreviate, brevity, abbreviated, abbreviating, abbreviations, unabbreviated