BILLET

A. soldier's quarters in a clvilian'.s house; or the ticket which authorizes him to occupy them. In French law. A. bill or promi ory note. Billet a ordre, a bill payable to order. Bitiet a vue, a bill payable at sight. Billet de complaisance, an accommodation bill. Billet ·de change, an engagement to give, at a future time, a bill of exchange, which the party is not at the time prepared to give. Story, Bills, § 2, n. [s. 142]