A room or space that serves as an entrance or vestibule leading to a cabinet room or official chamber.
From Latin 'ante-' (before) + 'cabinet' (from French 'cabinet,' ultimately from Italian 'gabinetto'), describing an anteroom before a private or official room.
In royal palaces and government buildings, the antecabinet was where you waited your turn to see important officials — it was a reminder of your lower status in the hierarchy before you even entered the room.
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