valedictory
adjective
noun, plural val·e·dic·to·ries.
Origin of valedictory
Examples from the Web for valedictory
Contemporary Examples of valedictory
Lou's valedictory has been acclaimed, without sarcasm, as baseball's Gettysburg Address.
The congresswoman ended her valedictory to a man she described as “our icon” by saying “Michael Jackson, I salute you.”
This concession speech was both a tribute to his opponent and a valedictory to his lifetime of service to the country.
Historical Examples of valedictory
She, herself, confessed it in the valedictory words she addressed to me.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
"My beliefs can matter nothing," he compromised, and made her a valedictory bow.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
And might not her letter, when it did come, be a valedictory?
The Lure of the MaskHarold MacGrath
But there his common sense left him and he made a valedictory speech.
The Opal SerpentFergus Hume
It was her wish that Miss Morton should be chosen to deliver the valedictory.
Madge Morton's VictoryAmy D.V. Chalmers