brevet

brevet is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].
2. noun. A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.
3. transitive verb. To confer rank upon by brevet.
4. adjective. Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
5. noun. a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
6. verb. promote somebody by brevet, in the military

Common word forms

brevets, breveted, breveting, brevetted, brevetting

Words from these letters

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