Definition of Billet

Billet

1. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
3. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
4. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
5. A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
6. An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
7. A strap which enters a buckle.
8. A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
9. A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
10. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.