Salutatory /(?)/

Sa·lu·ta·to·ry

Salutatory

a.
  1. 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

n.
  1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.]
  2. The salutatory oration. (American Colleges)