1590s, "to assign quarters to," earlier, as a noun, "official record or register" (Middle English), from Anglo-French billette "list, schedule," diminutive of bille (see bill (n.1)) with -let. Related: Billeted; billeting.
billet (n.1)
thick stick of wood, mid-15c., from Middle French billette, diminutive of bille "stick of wood" (see billiards).
billet (n.2)
"document, note;" see billet-doux.
例文
1. Soldiers were billet ed in all the houses of the village.
兵士は村全体の庶民の家に割り当てられて宿泊した。
2.We arrange with the townspeople to billet the students.
私たちは町の人と協議して学生に寮を提供します。
3.The old mansion served as the soldiers ' billet for a week.
兵士はその古い邸宅に1週間住んでいた。
4.He landed a lucrative billet with a publishing house.