billetting
billetting is the present participle and gerund of billet.
billetting is the archaic form of billeting.
Meaning of billet
Verb
billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billeting or (rare) billetting, simple past and past participle billeted or (rare) billetted)
- To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
- Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC
- To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
- To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
Meaning of billeting
Noun
billeting (plural billetings)
- The lodging of soldiers.
Forms of billetting
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | billeting |
| Noun | |
| plural | billettings |
Questions about billetting
- What is billetting the present participle and gerund of?
- Billetting is the present participle and gerund of billet.
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