Plural of billeter; multiple officials responsible for arranging temporary housing or lodging assignments.
Simply the plural form of 'billeter', adding the standard '-s' ending. The role developed during military occupation and garrison periods when systematic housing was essential.
In historical records, you can find complaints about billeters being unfair or corrupt—they had power without much oversight, and families had little recourse if assigned more soldiers than they could handle.
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