<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">leading staffs</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31354702</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:46:05</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">feather staffs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">leading staff</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">staffs, feather</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">staffs, leading</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Light European staff weapons, about 6 1/2 feet in length and with a head that is usually more decoration than weapon, carried by infantry officers in the 16th and 17th centuries as an insignia of rank and to give signals when leading their men. ]]></dc:description></metadata>