Hall Definition

hôl

halls

noun

halls

The dwelling itself.

Webster's New World

The great central room in the dwelling of a king or chieftain, where banquets, games, etc. were held.

Webster's New World

A large public or semipublic room for gatherings, entertainments, etc.

Webster's New World

A passageway or room between the entrance and the interior of a building; vestibule, foyer, or lobby.

Webster's New World

A building containing public offices or the headquarters of an organization, for transacting business, holding meetings, etc.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

pronoun

A British and Scandinavian topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a hall.

Wiktionary

A surname of German origin for someone associated with a salt mine.

Wiktionary

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Hall

Singular:

hall

Plural:

From Middle English halle, from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house; palace, temple; law-court”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Scots hall, haw (“hall”), Dutch hal (“hall”), German Halle (“hall”), Swedish hall (“hall”), Icelandic höll (“palace”), Latin cella (“room, cell”), Sanskrit [script?] (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”). [Devanagari?]

From Wiktionary
Middle English halle large residence from Old English heall kel-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition