<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">leading staffs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>spontoons</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>staff weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>feather staffs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>leading staff</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>staffs, feather</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>staffs, leading</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>