Brevet
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In French Law. A warrant granted by government to authorize an individual to do something for his own benefit. Brevet d'invention. A patent. In American Law. A commission conferring on a military officer a degree of rank specified in the commission, without, however, conveying a right to receive corresponding pay, BREVIA (Lat.) Writs. The plural of breve (q. v.)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In military law. A commission by which an officer is promoted to the next higher rank, but without conferring a right to a corresponding increase of Pay.
In French law. A privilege or warrant granted by the government to a private person, authorizing him to take a special benefit or exercise an exclusive privilege. Thus a brevet d'invention is a patent for an invention
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In military law. A commission by which an officer is promoted to the next higher rank, but without conferring a right to a corresponding increase of pay.
In French law. A privilege or warrant granted by the government to a private person, aubhorizing him to take a special benefit or exercise an exclusive privilege. Thus a brevet d'invention is a patent for an invention.