billet vs office

billet

noun
  • Berth; position. 

  • A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting. 

  • A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery. 

  • An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round. 

  • A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap. 

  • An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship. 

  • A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood. 

  • A strap that enters a buckle. 

  • A short informal letter. 

  • A written order to quarter soldiers. 

  • A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon. 

  • Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team. 

  • A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge. 

  • A semi-finished length of metal. 

verb
  • To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house. 

  • To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. 

  • To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order. 

office

noun
  • A position of responsibility. 

  • Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position. 

  • A daily service without the eucharist. 

  • A ministry or other department of government. 

  • The administrative departments housed in such places 

  • A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business. 

  • The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. 

  • A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty. 

  • Inside information. 

  • Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin. 

  • A service, a kindness. 

  • Last rites. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work 

  • A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures. 

  • The staff of such places. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public. 

  • The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. 

  • A ceremonial duty or service 

  • Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service. 

verb
  • To provide (someone) with an office. 

  • To have an office. 

How often have the words billet and office occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )