salutation
noun[L. salutatio. See SaIute.]
The act of saluting; a greeting; the act of paying respect or reverence by the customary words or actions; as in inquiring of persons their welfare, expressing to them kind wishes, bowingLuke 1:29, 41; Mark 12:38. In all public meetings and private addresses, use the forms of salutation, reverence and decency usual among the most sober people.