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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">corsescas</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>staff weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>chauve-souris</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>corseques</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>corsesca</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>corsèques</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>corséques</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Staff weapons having a three-pronged head with a central triangular double-edged blade, often with a strong medial ridge, with two shorter blades radiating from its base or curving up like the prongs of a trident. They were used from the 15th to the 17th century, mainly in France and Italy. ]]></note></mads>