A room in a feudal dwelling where meals were served or where a lord held court with tenants, historically significant in Scottish architecture.
Compound of 'bord' (table, board) and 'room', from Old English 'bord' meaning table and Germanic 'rum' meaning space, literally a space centered around a table.
Medieval bordrooms were like the boardrooms of today—places of power and negotiation—except they centered on dining and feasting rather than spreadsheets, making them theaters of political influence.
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