Lewis & Short

castrensis, e, adj. [castra],

  1. I. of or per-taining to the camp, camp-: ratio ac militaris, Cic. Cael. 5, 11: arma, Prop. 3 (4), 9, 19: consilium, Liv. 44, 35, 4: triumphus, id. 7, 36, 8: corona, awarded to him who first entered the enemy’s camp, acc. to Gell. 5, 6, 17; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll. (also called vallaris, v. h. v.): jurisdictio, Tac. Agr. 9: ludi, Suet. Tib. 72 Oud.: jocus, id. Calig. 9: vigilia, Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 46: exsilium. sarcastically, for military service, Just. 14, 4, 14: verbum, a military phrase (e. g. conterraneus, copiari, q. v.), Plin. praef. § 1 Sill.; Gell. 17, 2, 9: pensa, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 33: peculium, obtained in military service, Dig. 49, 17, 11 v. peculium: creditores, who have a claim against the soldier’s pay, ib. 49, 17, 7.
  2. II. Subst.: castrensis, is, m.
    1. A. A soldier in the camp: quietem omnibus castrensibus dare, Front. Strat. 2, 5, 30.
    2. B. A high officer of the imperial court of Constantinople, Cod. Th. 6, 32, 1; 12, 1, 38.