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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sarissae</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>pikes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sarisa</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sarisae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sarisas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sarissa</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sarissas</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Macedonian infantry pikes having a very long shaft of from 16 to 24 feet, a short leaf-shaped iron head, and an iron point on the butt end which could be plunged into the ground to withstand an enemy onrush. ]]></note></mads>