salutatory

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

/ səˈlu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.

noun, plural sa·lu·ta·to·ries.

a welcoming address, especially one given at the beginning of commencement exercises in some U.S. high schools and colleges by the salutatorian.

Nearby words

salus populi suprema lex esto, salutary, salutation, salutatorian, salutatorium, salutatory, salute, salutiferous, salv., salva veritate, salvable

Origin of salutatory

1635–45; < Medieval Latin salūtātōrius, equivalent to Latin salūtā(re) to salute + -tōrius -tory¹

Related forms

sa·lu·ta·to·ri·ly, adverbun·sa·lu·ta·to·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for salutatory

Her valedictory, like her salutatory, was a diffuse apology for their intrusion upon the sacredness of the installation-eve.
Jessamine|Marion Harland
It was Freneau's salutatory at the beginning of his new career in Philadelphia.
The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume III (of III)|Philip Freneau
Salutatory Phrase—The words forming a salutation, or greeting.
Punctuation|Frederick W. Hamilton
However she received Gibson's salutatory remark she gave no hint of her feeling in the tone of her voice.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson

The warmest praise came from the poets,—the "high, impassioned few" of her "Salutatory."
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for salutatory

salutatory

/ (səˈluːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a salutation

Derived Forms

salutatorily, adverb

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