Emily Dickinson Lexicon

hall, n. [OE heall < Germanic 'cover, conceal'.] (webplay: business, place).

1. Foyer; lobby; antechamber; vestibule; entrance room in a house; place to give audience to visitors; room used to dispatch official business.
2. Courts of justice; final judgment place of Christ.
3. Forum; meeting room; place for public assembly; [fig.] veins.