Defn: 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.
BILLET 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.)
Defn: A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.