occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball" [ant: exaugural]
2.
serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
noun
1.
an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) [syn: inaugural address]
2.
the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: inauguration]
In*au"gu*ral\, a. [Cf. F. inaugural.] Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises.