BILLET

position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

(noun) a job in an organization; “he occupied a post in the treasury”

billet

(noun) lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

note, short letter, line, billet

(noun) a short personal letter; “drop me a line when you get there”

quarter, billet, canton

(verb) provide housing for (military personnel)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

billet (plural billets)

A short informal letter.

A written order to quarter soldiers.

Etymology 2

Noun

billet (plural billets)

A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.

An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.

(figurative) Berth; position.

Verb

billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billetting or billeting, simple past and past participle billetted or billeted)

(transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.

(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

(transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

Etymology 3

Noun

billet (plural billets)

(metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.

A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.

(heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.

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

(saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.

A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.

Etymology 4

Noun

billet (plural billets)

Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”)

Anagrams

• LIBlet, Litbel

Source: Wiktionary

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Bil"let, n. Etym: [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.] Etym: [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)

Definition: 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. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

3. (Arch.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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