caserne

Variant of casern

casern definition

ca·sern or caserne ca·serne′ (kə zʉrn′)

noun

a military barracks in a fortified town

Etymology: Fr caserne < Prov cazerna, small hut; orig., small room in fortress for a military night watch < L quaterni: see quaternary

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