"great hall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great halls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} great hall (plural great halls)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Architecture, History, Rooms Translations (main room): suuri sali (Finnish), nagyterem (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-great_hall-en-noun-en:main_room_of_main_house Disambiguation of Rooms: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 90 10 Topics: architecture, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'main room': 100 0
  2. (history, architecture) The principal building of a manor or castle compound. Categories (topical): Architecture, History Translations (principal building): päärakennus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-great_hall-en-noun-en:main_house_of_main_estate Topics: architecture, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'principal building': 8 92

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