valedictory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
    valedictory address; valedictory oration; valediction.
  2. adjective of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
    • a valedictory address
    • valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course
    • a suitable valedictory gesture
  3. adjective satellite of a speech expressing leave-taking
    • a valedictory address

WordNet

Val`e*dic"to*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.
Val`e*dic"to*ry noun
Wordforms
plural Valedictories
Definitions
  1. A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.

Webster 1913