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minstrels' gallery en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A form of balcony, often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house, where musicians (originally minstrels) could perform, sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below.
    • It was the earliest brick-constructed house of its size in Shropshire, and is complete with minstrels' gallery, ornate chimneystacks, and vast fireplaces. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102:

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