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What does brevetted mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of brevet
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In 1865 he was brevetted major-general in the regular army, and in 1866 he was retired.
Powell had been brevetted for gallantry in the Civil War and had been engaged in a number of recent encounters with Indians.
He was brevetted major, lieutenant-colonel and brigadier-general in the regular army.
He was brevetted major-general in the regular army and appointed major-general of volunteers.
He served in several major engagements in the American Revolution and in 1783 was brevetted a brigadier-general.
Infantry on 22 November 1861 and brevetted a captain in March 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service in the field.

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