casa (kas a)

[L., a cottage, hut, cabin, shed, ML. also a house in general (> It. Sp. Pg. casa, a house, = (as if cas = It. in casa or a casa, in the house (of), at (my, his, etc.) house, with); prob. akin to cas trum, a castle, fort, pl. a camp (see castrum, chester), and to ca is, a helmet; orig. a cover or shelter; cf. Skt. √ chhad, cover, cover over. Hence ult. casale, ca ock, casula, chasuble, etc.] A house. ca. sa. In law, the usual abbreviation of capias ad satisfaciendum. See capias. casal (kā'sal), a. [ The casal termination of the Saxon po e ive is es or is, as appears in such phrases as ' Godes sight,' 'king is crown." J. M. McCulloch .