Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- an utterance, oration, or the like, given in bidding farewell or taking leave; valedictory.
noun
- the act or an instance of saying goodbye
- any valedictory statement, speech, etc
1610s, from past participle stem of Latin valedicere “bid farewell,” from vale, imperative of valere “be well” (see valiant) + dicere “to say” (see diction).