Definitions for: Billet


[n] for military personnel (especially in a private home)
[v] provide housing for, of military personnel



Webster (1913) Definition: Bil"let, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See
Bill a writing.]
1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. ``I got your
melancholy billet.'' --Sterne.

2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what
house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.


Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To
quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.

Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving.


Bil"let, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown
origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards,
Billot.]
1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.

They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak.

2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of
wood either square or round.

4. (Saddlery)
(a) A strap which enters a buckle.
(b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
--Knight.

5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.


Bil"let, n.
Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or
ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]

The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's
Mag.

His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and
there they rankle. --Pall Mall
Mag.

Synonyms: canton, quarter

See Also: accommodate, housing, living accommodations, lodge, lodging

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