noun
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an open square space, without being roofed, usu. at the centre of a house.
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the quarters in a place exclusively for royal ladies.
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a big hall in a palace, where king holds his meetings; a royal court.
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a residence in general; a house.
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a building where cattle, horses etc. are housed.
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an enclosure, maintained as by a town, for confining stray animals until claimed; a pound.
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a big pit for catching, taming and domesticating wild elephants.