A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.

A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.

a large entrance or reception room or area

(10) -- a room which leads to the chief room of a building (Oxford Dict.)

room used as an entrance to another room

A waiting room for those who seek audience.

The chamber that precedes the sanctuary in ancient temples.

A smaller room leading into a larger or main room. Waiting area.