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brevetting in British Englishpresent participle of verb brevet brevet in British English (ˈbrɛvɪt) noun1. a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances verbWord forms: -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted2. (transitive) to promote by brevet Derived forms brevetcy (ˈbrevetcy) noun Word origin C14: from Old French brievet a little letter, from brief letter; see brief |