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Help[Surname] Re: CASSAR
in reply to a message by ele
In French, (Cass or) casse. A case is a box, but a casement is an enclosure, or fort. To Quash is to smash or to beat. LL. cassare: to annihilate, or destroy; L. cassus: empty. This word is related to Caesar, and squash/quash.
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