an utterance, oration, or the like, given in bidding farewell or taking leave; valedictory.
Origin: 1605–15; < Latinvaledictiōn- (stem of valedictiō), equivalent to valedict(us), past participle of valedīcere (vale farewell + dictus, past participle of dīcere to say) + -iōn--ion
1610s, from pp. stem of L. valedicere "bid farewell," from vale, imperative of valere "be well" (see valiant) + dicere "to say" (see diction). Related: Valedictory.