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sălūtātĭo, ōnis, f. [saluto], a greeting. saluting, salutation (rare but good prose).

  1. I. In gen.: quis te aditu, quis ullo honore, quis denique communi salutatione dignum putet? Cic. Pis. 40, 96: salutationem facere, Liv. 1, 1 fin.: salutationem reddere, Tac. A. 4, 61: salutatione acceptā ac redditā, Macr. S. 1, 6: mutuā salutatione factā, Curt. 10, 8, 23.
    Of performing devotions: uti praetereuntes possint respicere (aedificia deorum) et in conspectu salutationes facere, Vitr. 4, 5.
    Rarely of a written greeting (in a lusus verbb. with salus), Cic. Brut. 3, 13; Vulg. 1 Cor. 16, 21; id. Col. 9, 18.
  2. II. In partic., of ceremonial visits, a visit, a waiting upon: mane salutamus domi et bonos viros multos, etc. … Ubi salutatio defluxit, litteris me involvo, Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 3; 7, 28, 2; Sen. Brev. Vit. 14, 6 al.
    After the time of the emperors, of paying respects, paying court to the emperor, Suet. Aug. 27; id. Claud. 37; id. Vit. 14; id. Vesp. 4 al.; in plur., id. Aug. 53; Gell. 4, 1, 1.

sălūtātor, ōris, m. [saluto], one who greets; a greeter, saluter.

  1. I. In gen.: salutator regum, Stat. S. 2, 4, 29.
  2. II. In partic. (cf. salutatio, II.), one who makes complimentary visits, who pays his respects to another, a visitor; also (in the time of the emperors), one who appears at court, a courtier, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 9, 34; Col. praef. § 9; Mart. 1, 71, 18; 10, 74, 2; Suet. Claud. 35; Juv. 5, 15.

sălūtātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [saluto] (postAug.).

  1. I. Of or belonging to visiting or paying court: cubilia, an audience-chamber, Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 38.
    As subst.: să-lūtātōrĭum, i, n., the audience-chamber, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 9, 30.
  2. II. In gram.. salutatorius casus, i. e. the vocative, acc. to Prisc. p. 671 P.

sălūtātrix, īcis, f. [salutator] (postAug.), she that salutes; occurring only in apposition.

  1. I. In gen.: pica, Mart. 7, 87, 6: charta, i. e. a letter of greeting, id. 9, 99, 2.
  2. II. In partic., she that makes complimentary visits, that pays court: turba, i. e. the crowd of clients who come to salute their patron in the morning, Juv. 5, 21.