brevetとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹəˈvɛt/, /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/

名詞

brevet (複数形 brevets)

1. A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
2. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
   1. (by extension) An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
      • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 7, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299:

        Delightful inducements to embark, fine chance for promotion, it seems—aye, a stove boat will make me an immortal by brevet.

      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:brevet.
3. 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.

動詞

brevet (三人称単数 現在形 brevets, 現在分詞 breveting または brevetting, 過去形および過去分詞形 breveted または brevetted)

1. (military) To promote by brevet.

Further reading

• brevet on Wikipedia.