Main Entry:

¹lob·by

Pronunciation:

\ˈlä-bē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural lobbies

Etymology:

Medieval Latin lobium gallery, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch

Date:

1593

1: a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: as a: an anteroom of a legislative chamber ; especially : one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division b: a large hall serving as a foyer (as of a hotel or theater) 2: a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group