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To: SunkenCiv

My recollection is that the word “caster” frequently refers to Roman forts in Britain.

5 posted on 04/16/2007 9:32:33 AM PDT by colorado tanker

To: colorado tanker

Probably anglicized the Latin word for camp: castra.

7 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:17 AM PDT by xone

To: colorado tanker; xone

As xone said, Latin is “castra”; Lancaster is among those using the word, and (obviously) castle is also somehow an outgrowth. :’)

8 posted on 04/16/2007 10:19:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Monday, April 2, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

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