casern

or ca·serne

[ kuh-surn ]

noun

1. a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.

casern

/ kəˈzɜːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of casern¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of casern¹

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

Example Sentences

Let us enter the casern, call the soldiers, and awaken the officers; I myself will address them!

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As she drove down the avenue she heard a bugle ring out from the Ludwigsburg casern.

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Casern, ka-sėrn′, n. a lodging for troops in a town: a barrack.

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They had now reached the casern of the Peobrajensky regiment.

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