Definitions for: Valedictory


[n] a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class
[adj] of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
[adj] of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"



Webster (1913) Definition: Val`e*dic"to*ry, a.
Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of
leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.


Val`e*dic"to*ry, n.; pl. Valedictories.
A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in
American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating
class, usually by the leading scholar.

Synonyms: exaugural, farewell(a), valediction, valedictory address

See Also: oratory

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