Vestibule

ves′ti-būl, n. an open court or porch before a house: a hall next the entrance to a house: ( an at. ) a small bony cavity forming part of the ear—also Vestib′-ūlum .— v.t. to furnish with a vestibule.— adjs. Vestib′ūlar , Vestib′ūlāte . [Fr.,—L. vestibulum —traced by some to ve , apart, stabulum , abode; by others to vest is , garment, as being the place where the outer clothing is put on or off in entering or leaving a house.]