allocution Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

WordNet

Al`lo*cu"tion noun
Etymology
L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913