- nounbillet (noun) · billets (plural noun)
- a place, usually a civilian's house or other nonmilitary facility, where soldiers are lodged temporarily:"the sergeant gave them leave to rest while officers went in search of billets"
verbbillet (verb) · billets (third person present) · billeted (past tense) · billeted (past participle) · billeting (present participle)- lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house or other nonmilitary facility:"he didn't belong to the regiment billeted at the hotel"
Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a short written document): from Anglo-Norman French billette, diminutive of bille (see bill). The verb is recorded in the late 16th century, and the noun sense, ‘a written order requiring a householder to lodge the bearer, usually a soldier’, from the mid 17th century; hence the current meaning.nounbillet (noun) · billets (plural noun)- a thick piece of wood.
- a small bar of metal for further processing.
- architectureeach of a series of short cylindrical pieces inserted at intervals in decorative hollow moldings.
- heraldrya rectangle placed vertically as a charge.
Originlate Middle English: from Old French billette and billot, diminutives of bille ‘tree trunk’, from medieval Latin billa, billus ‘branch, trunk’, probably of Celtic origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a place, usually a civilian's house or other nonmilitary facility, where soldiers are lodged temporarily:
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- Billet has several meanings:
- An archaic term for a brief letter or note.
- Lodging for a soldier, often in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
- A figurative term for a position or berth123.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.1 archaic : a brief letter : note 2 a : an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home) b : quarters assigned by or as if by a billetwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billetBillet definition: lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.. See examples of BILLET used in a sentence.www.dictionary.com/browse/billetbillet (plural billets) A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge. Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team. An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship. (figurative) Berth; position.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/billet Billet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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