a. Without a billet.
1868. Dasent, in Once a Week, No. 14. 300. A billetless bullet from the old flint rifle.
1870. Sydney Mail, 4 June, 10/5. Poor Tom Garrett still remains unsalaried and billetless.
1913. Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb., 24/2. Even Germany, proud of the headstrong Wilhelm, yields to the strong hand and masterful brain of a billetless prince.
