allocution

(al′ō kyo̵̅o̅′s̸hən, al′ə-)

noun

a formal address, esp. one warning or advising with authority

Origin: L allocutio < alloqui, to speak to < ad-, to + loqui, to speak

See allocution in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A formal and authoritative speech; an address.

Origin:

Origin: Latin allocūtiō, allocūtiōn-

Origin: , from allocūtus

Origin: , past participle of alloquī, to speak to

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots

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