casern

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 quattuor FOUR) + -ni distributive suffix]

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