great hall
great hall noun: 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
great hall (plural great halls)
- 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.
- Even in castles and manor houses space was limited, and rooms including the great hall were used for other functions beyond dining.2004, Melitta Weiss Adamson, Food in Medieval Times, →ISBN, page 156
- The principal building of a manor or castle compound.
- "Now this" — he indicated the great building facing them, with a handsome flight of steps up to the open door — "this is the great hall."2005, Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess, →ISBN
Forms of great hall
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Questions about great hall
- What does great hall mean?
- Great hall means 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.
- What part of speech is great hall?
- Great hall is a noun.
- What is the plural of great hall?
- The plural of great hall is great halls.
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