SALUTATORY

Adjective

salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)

Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with salutary (“affecting or designed to affect an improvement”).

Noun

salutatory (plural salutatories)

(chiefly, US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface.

(obsolete) A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.

Source: Wiktionary


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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