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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">great halls</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>living halls</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>halls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>great chamber</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>great chambers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>great hall</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>halls, great</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In a royal palace, castle, large manor house, or hall house, the largest and central room of the house, often used for receptions and banqueting in the Middle Ages. In the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, the great hall was also used by the family for eating and relaxing. ]]></note></mads>