English Explanatory Dictionary

castrum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.

Word forms

castrum castra

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castrum. Doublet of Caister and Chester.

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