great hall

Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words

The main room in a castle or large house, used for dining and entertainment.

hallADJECTIVE + hall

Categories:

great

Examples (10)

  • The knights gathered in the great hall for the evening feast.
  • Tapestries hung from the walls of the castle's great hall.
  • The lord held court in the magnificent great hall.
  • A massive fireplace dominated one end of the great hall.
  • Medieval banquets were traditionally held in the great hall.
  • The great hall could accommodate over a hundred guests.
  • Servants hurried across the great hall preparing for dinner.
  • Stone columns supported the vaulted ceiling of the great hall.
  • The king's throne sat at the far end of the great hall.
  • Minstrels performed in the great hall during celebrations.