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libellus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • billet noun Temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family.
  • booklet noun A small, thin book, often used for instructions or information.
  • handbill noun A pruning hook.
  • leaflet noun A small printed sheet, usually with information or advertising, handed out or distributed widely.
  • pamphlet noun A small, thin, unbound or lightly bound printed booklet, usually giving information or opinion on a single topic.
  • petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.

Senses

libellus is used for these senses in English:

  • billet A short informal letter.
  • booklet A small or thin book.
  • handbill A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
  • pamphlet A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.
  • petition (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]

billet — full definition

  1. noun Temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family.
  2. verb To assign lodging to soldiers or guests, typically in private homes.
  3. noun A short, semi-finished bar of metal.

Related Latin words