casern
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of casern
1690–1700; < French caserne, originally small room for guardsmen < Old Provençal cazerna foursome < Latin quaterna, neuter plural of quaternī four at a time, equivalent to quater- (derivative of quattuor four ) + -nī distributive suffix
Example Sentences
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The hall of reception was an enormous wooden casern or barn, very long, and, as we have said, extraordinarily high, with berths or hammocks all up the walls.
From The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale by Brown, Arthur, Rev.
"Let us enter the casern, call the soldiers, and awaken the officers; I myself will address them!" said Elizabeth, alighting from her sledge.
From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel
They had now reached the casern of the Peobrajensky regiment.
From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel
The fort itself was only a redoubt of timber and earth, surrounded by a stockade, and having a casern, or barrack, inside, capable of accommodating two hundred soldiers.
From Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. by Drake, Samuel Adams
With his faithful followers he awaits us before the casern of his regiment.
From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel
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