<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31324736</termId><termName>flails</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Weapons consisting of a stout handle at the end of which are attached, by means of a chain, two or more iron-clad balls, a short iron-clad bar, or a wooden rod with iron spikes. They date back to at least the 13th century. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:35:42</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31324737</termId><termName>flail</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31307601</termId><termName>percussive weapons</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>