† valedatoryadj.
= valedictory adj.Apparently < Latin dat-, dare to give, after the obsolete phrase ‘to give (one) farewell’.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > farewell or leave-taking
valedatory1633
dismissory1647
valedictory1651
apopemptic1753
take-leave1782
goodbye1848
1633 Breton's Poste with Packet Madde Lett. (rev. ed.) ii. 102 A valedatory Letter to his inconstant Mistris.
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