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.