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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">abbey churches</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>church buildings by location or context</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>abbey church</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>abbey-churches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>churches, abbey</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>churches, conventual</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>conventual churches</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Churches that form the center of an abbey. They typically adjoin the cloister, are linked to the dormitory by a stairway called the "night-stair," and have an assembly room or chapter house, which is often attached to the chancel at the eastern side of the cloister. ]]></note></mads>