- cásern
- f (-e/-a) empress; [Cáser+en feminine ending; augusta]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Casern — Ca sern, n. [F. caserne.] A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks. Bescherelle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
casern — or caserne [kə zʉrn′] n. [Fr caserne < Prov cazerna, small hut; orig., small room in fortress for a military night watch < L quaterni: see QUATERNARY] a military barracks in a fortified town … English World dictionary
Casern — In fortification, caserns, also spelled cazern or caserne, are little rooms, lodgments, or apartments, erected between the ramparts, and the houses of fortified towns, or even on the ramparts themselves; to serve as lodgings for the soldiers of… … Wikipedia
casern — or caserne noun Etymology: French caserne Date: 1696 a military barracks in a garrison town … New Collegiate Dictionary
casern — /keuh serrn /, n. a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks. Also, caserne. [1690 1700; < F caserne, orig. small room for guardsmen < OPr cazerna foursome < L quaterna, neut. pl. of QUATERNI four at a time, equiv. to quater (deriv. of… … Universalium
casern — n. temporary barrack or billet for soldiers in a military post (also caserne) … English contemporary dictionary
casern — ca·sern … English syllables
casern — ca•sern or ca•serne [[t]kəˈsɜrn[/t]] n. mil a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town • Etymology: 1690–1700; < F caserne … From formal English to slang
casern — /kəˈzɜn/ (say kuh zern) noun Obsolete a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; a barrack. Also, caserne. {French caserne, originally, small room for soldiers, from Provençal cazerna, from Late Latin variant of quaterna group of four} …
casern(e) — n. garrison s barracks … Dictionary of difficult words