casern
or ca·serne
[ kuh-surn ]
noun
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
Origin of casern
11690–1700; <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 MuhlbachAs she drove down the avenue she heard a bugle ring out from the Ludwigsburg casern.
A German Pompadour | Marie Haycasern, ka-sėrn′, n. a lodging for troops in a town: a barrack.
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
Origin of casern
1C17: from French caserne, from Old Provençal cazerna group of four men, ultimately from Latin quattuor four
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