casern

or ca·serne

[ kuh-surn ]

/ kəˈsɜrn /

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noun

a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.

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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 quattuorfour) + -nī distributive suffix

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How to use casern in a sentence

Let us enter the casern, call the soldiers, and awaken the officers; I myself will address them!
The Daughter of an Empress|Louise Muhlbach
As she drove down the avenue she heard a bugle ring out from the Ludwigsburg casern.
A German Pompadour|Marie Hay
Casern, ka-sėrn′, n. a lodging for troops in a town: a barrack.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
They had now reached the casern of the Peobrajensky regiment.
The Daughter of an Empress|Louise Muhlbach

British Dictionary definitions for casern

casern

caserne

/ (kəˈzɜːn) /

noun

(formerly) a billet or accommodation for soldiers in a town

Word Origin for casern

C17: from French caserne, from Old Provençal cazerna group of four men, ultimately from Latin quattuor four

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