SALUTATORIES

Noun

salutatories

plural of salutatory

Source: Wiktionary


SALUTATORY

Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutatorius. See Salute.]

Definition: Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.

Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, n.

1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] Milton.

2. (American Colleges)

Definition: The salutatory oration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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