What does "winehall" mean?

A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).

What is a synonym for "winehall"?

Common synonyms include: mead hall, mead house, winehouse.

Winehall

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Noun

1
A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).
"I have never heard tell of so many tribes as came to the winehall that night! I never saw so many great chieftains surrounded by so many brave warriors!"

Synonyms

All synonyms

mead hall mead house winehouse

Example

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"I have never heard tell of so many tribes as came to the winehall that night! I never saw so many great chieftains surrounded by so many brave warriors!"

Etymology

From wine + hall.

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