<?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">hofjes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>almshouses</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hofje</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>old man&apos;s house</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>old men&apos;s homes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>old women&apos;s home</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>old women&apos;s homes</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Almshouses built surrounding a courtyard. Unique to the Netherlands, these are intended as housing for the elderly, primarily single women, and are administered as charitable institutions originally financed as legacies by wealthy individuals, or founded by municipal authorities.  ]]></note></mads>