billet
noun
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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I have been with my Captain, who has been billeting us here in Cheasingholt.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells