valedict

verb

1. To farewell; to make a valediction or parting gesture.

   It was a privilege to be valedicted at such a meeting, and the inspiration of it has never passed from my heart. I believe the only new missionary valedicted was Herbert Anderson, leaving for India ;

Where it comes from

From Latin valedictus, past participle of valedīcō, from Latin valē (“farewell”) + Latin dīcō (“to speak”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry valedict (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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