hall

noun

1. 1

   A corridor; a hallway.

   “The drinking fountain was out in the hall.”

2. 2

   A meeting room.

   “The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.”

3. 3

   A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

   “The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.”

4. 4

   A building providing student accommodation at a university.

   “The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.”

5. 5

   The principal room of a secular medieval building.

6. 6

   Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing.

7. 7

   A place for special professional education, or for conferring professional degrees or licences.

   “a Divinity Hall; Apothecaries' Hall”

8. 8

   A living room.