antehall

[ an-tee-hawl ]

noun

a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.

Origin of antehall

¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ante- + hall

Words Nearby antehall

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How to use antehall in a sentence

Passing through the antehall, he gained admission to Eberhard Ludwig's apartment.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
His Highness's private waiting-men were examined, and the soldiers of the guard who stood in the lower antehall.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
No word came from the palace, no Secret Service officers came to report to her, no courtiers thronged the antehall.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay

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