Billeted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Billet \Bil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Billeted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Billeting}.] [From {Billet} a ticket.] (Mil.)
     To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To
     quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
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           Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.     --W. Irving.
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