ALLOCUTIONS

Noun

allocutions

plural of allocution

Anagrams

• loculations

Source: Wiktionary


ALLOCUTION

Al`lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution.]

1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.

2. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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