[bil-it] 
noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing.| 1. | lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building. |
| 2. | Military. an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging. |
| 3. | a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew. |
| 4. | job; position; appointment. |
| 5. | Archaic. a written note, short letter, or the like. |
| 6. | Military. to direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge. |
| 7. | to provide lodging for; quarter: We arranged with the townspeople to billet the students. |
| 8. | to obtain lodging; stay: They billeted in youth hostels. |
ɪt