English → Latin
“billet” in Latin
epīstoliumnote, short lettercōdĭcilliWood cut and split for burninglibellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages ratherlignumfirewood; wood tissue; tree
The English word billet itself goes back to Latin bulla.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
billet
epistolium, codicilli; libellus (especially of the emperor). Billet-doux, tabellae amatorie scriptae, tabellae blandae, epistola blanda.
Ticket for quarters, tessera hospitii militaris.
Log of wood. Vid: below.
billet
small log), lignum, lignum fissum.
Other meanings see under the foregoing word.
billet v.
tessera hospitii militem lonare; milites per hospitia disponere. To billet his soldiers upon the towns, milites per oppida dispertire, in oppidis collocare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for billet?
- The usual Latin words for “billet” are epīstolium, cōdĭcilli, libellus; also lignum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.