salutatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
    salutatory oration; salutatory address.

WordNet

Sa*lu"ta*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. salutatorius. See Salute.
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Definitions
  1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. Obs. Milton.
  2. (American Colleges) The salutatory oration.

Webster 1913