of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; a valedictory address; valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course; a suitable valedictory gesture'
valedictory (adj.)
a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
[ Syn: valediction , valedictory address , valedictory oration ]
valedictory (n.)
of a speech expressing leave-taking; a valedictory address'