A hall or entrance room situated before the main hall of a building, serving as an antechamber or foyer.
Compound of 'ante-' (before) and 'hall' (large room), describing the architectural feature of a smaller room preceding a larger formal space.
Medieval castles used antehalls as security checkpoints where guards could question visitors before allowing them into the great hall—geography and defense working together.
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