[ noun ] an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) <noun.communication>
Salutatory \Sa*lu"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. salutatorius. See {Salute}.] Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
Salutatory \Sa*lu"ta*to*ry\, n. 1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] --Milton.