Antechamber
WordNet
noun
(1) A large entrance or reception room or area
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Arthur A. Levine Books (2005), 558,
- "This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Arthur A. Levine Books (2005), 558,