allocution

[Lat. allocutio = (1) speaking to; (2) a consolatory addre ; (3) an oration addre ed by a Roman general to his soldiers: ad to, and locutio = a speaking, from loquor = to speak.] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia 1. The act of speaking. 2. That which is "spoken," whether by the lips or by the pen. Used specially of utterances by the Pope on matters regarding which he desires to addre his followers and the world.