salutatorium

[ suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun,plural sa·lu·ta·to·ri·a [suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /səˌlu təˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.
  1. a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.

Origin of salutatorium

1
1650–60; <Medieval Latin salūtātōrium, noun use of neuter of salūtātōriussalutatory

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