billet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A short informal letter.
2. A written order to quarter soldiers.
3. A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.

Verb

1. To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
2. To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
3. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

Concepten

inkwartieren

biljet

kwartier

blokjes

Synoniemen

quarter

log

canton

blank

post

lodge

note

office

🏢

berth

position

set up camp

short letter

place

bed down

situation

line

spot

ingot

iron rod

job

keep

lodging

lodging house

pig

🐖

plate

preform

quartering

quarters

shelter

slug

steel ribbon

steel rod

reinforcing rod

semi-finished metal

accommodate

square bloom

accommodation

adobe

appointment

barrack

base

bed

🛏️

body

bunk

camp

card

chore

deed

dorm

dormitory

employ

house

🏠

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɪlɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: billet

Verwant aan Oudiers: bile

In summary

From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”).