Billet
WordNet
noun
(1) A job in an organization
"He occupied a post in the treasury"
(2) Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
(3) A short personal letter
"Drop me a line when you get there"
verb
(4) Provide housing for (military personnel)
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
, from , diminutive form of , from .
Quotations
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 9 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
- 17 June 1940: Prime Minister Pétain requests armistice. Germans use the Foucaults’ holiday home as officers’ . Foucault steals firewood for school from collaborationist militia. Foucault does well at school, but messes up his summer exams in 1940.
Verb
- to lodge soldiers, usually by order
- to lodge, or be quartered, in a private house
Etymology 2
, from , from *bilia, possible of Celtic origin (compare Old Irish ).
Noun
- metallurgy a semi-finished length of metal
- a short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood
- A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon
Noun
- ticket (admission to entertainment, pass for transportation)