ave Maria /äˈvā mə-rēˈə/ noun (RC)

An address or prayer to the Virgin Mary (Bible, Luke 1.28) (also called ave Mary, hail Mary, angelic salutation)

ave atque vale /āˈvē atˈkwi vāˈlē or äˈvā (-wā) atˈkwe väˈlā (wäˈ)/ (Latin)

Hail and farewell

hail² /hāl/

1. To greet
2. To address, accost
3. To call to from a distance
4. To summon to stop or come
5. To acclaim or praise (esp in passive; usu with as)

Of greeting or salutation

1. A call from a distance
2. A greeting
3. Earshot, esp in the phrase within hail
4. Health (obsolete)

Sound, hale

hailˈer noun

hailˈ-fellow(-well-metˈ) adjective

Readily or excessively friendly and familiar (also noun and adverb)

hail Mary noun

(a recital of) the English version of the ave Maria

hail from

To belong to, come from (a particular place)