Entree

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.

II. Entree ·noun In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, ·etc.