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See more synonyms for billet on Thesaurus.com lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building. Military an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging. a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew. job; position; appointment. Archaic a written note, short letter, or the like. Show More
verb (used with object), bil·let·ed, bil·let·ing. Military to direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge. to provide lodging for; quarter: We arranged with the townspeople to billet the students. Show More
verb (used without object), bil·let·ed, bil·let·ing. to obtain lodging; stay: They billeted in youth hostels. Show More
Origin of billet 1 1375–1425; late Middle English bylet, billett official register <
Anglo-French billette, Old French bullette, equivalent to
bulle bill1 +
-ette -ette Related forms bil·let·er , noun un·bil·let·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for billeted provide ,
settle ,
entertain ,
shelter ,
house ,
billet ,
domicile ,
canton ,
accommodate ,
harbor ,
place ,
board ,
install ,
lodge ,
station ,
post ,
establish ,
bunk ,
domiciliate ,
quarter Examples from the Web for billeted Contemporary Examples of billeted Historical Examples of billeted The oddest of all was finding Sim Jones billeted in the same prison.
I am billeted with very decent folk, extremely devout Catholics.
We regard them as shy visitors—though are we not billeted on them?
"We were billeted three doors away," said Archibald, and paused.
By the end of the day we had sworn in and billeted over 130 men.
British Dictionary definitions for billeted accommodation, esp for a soldier, in civilian lodgings the official requisition for such lodgings a space or berth allocated, esp for slinging a hammock, in a ship informal a job archaic a brief letter or document Show More
verb -lets , -leting or -leted (tr) to assign a lodging to (a soldier) (tr) informal to assign to a post or job to lodge or be lodged Show More
Derived Forms billetee , noun billeter , noun Word Origin for billet C15: from Old French billette , from bulle a document; see bull ³
a chunk of wood, esp for fuel metallurgy a metal bar of square or circular cross section an ingot cast into the shape of a prism architect a carved ornament in a moulding, with short cylinders or blocks evenly spaced Show More
Word Origin for billet C15: from Old French billette a little log, from bille log, probably of Celtic origin
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Word Origin and History for billeted v. 1590s, "to assign quarters to," earlier, as a noun, "official record or register" (Middle English), from Anglo-French billette "list, schedule," diminutive of bille (see bill (n.1)). Related: Billeted ; billeting .
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n.1 thick stick of wood, mid-15c., from Middle French billette , diminutive of bille "stick of wood" (see billiards ).
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