antechamber Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large entrance or reception room or area
    entrance hall; anteroom; hall; vestibule; foyer; lobby.

WordNet

An"te*cham`ber noun
Etymology
Cf. F. antichambre.
Definitions
  1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.
  2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.
    The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal. Todd & Bowman.

Webster 1913