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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Salutatory \Sa*lu"ta*to*ry\, n.

1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.]

--Milton.

2. (American Colleges) The salutatory oration.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)