Billeted

Billeted
Billet 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. [1913 Webster]

Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]


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