hall

noun

• A corridor; a hallway.

  "The drinking fountain was out in the hall."

• A meeting room.

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

• 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."

• A building providing student accommodation at a university.

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

• The principal room of a secular medieval building.
• Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing.
• A place for special professional education, or for conferring professional degrees or licences.

  "a Divinity Hall; Apothecaries' Hall"

• A living room.