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  • noun history, architecture The main room of a palace, castle or large manor house in the Middle Ages, or in a country house of the 16th and early 17th centuries
  • noun history, architecture The principal building of a manor or castle compound

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  • noun the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment

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