antehall

[ an-tee-hawl ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of antehall¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ante- + hall

Example Sentences

Passing through the antehall, he gained admission to Eberhard Ludwig's apartment.

From Project Gutenberg

His Highness's private waiting-men were examined, and the soldiers of the guard who stood in the lower antehall.

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No word came from the palace, no Secret Service officers came to report to her, no courtiers thronged the antehall.

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