salutatorium

[ suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun

, plural sa·lu·ta·to·ri·a [s, uh, -loo-t, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -].

1. a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salutatorium¹

1650–60; < Medieval Latin salūtātōrium, noun use of neuter of salūtātōrius salutatory