An instance or occasion of speech or talk; a discourse, †conference, discussion, etc. Now chiefly U.S. at this (or the) present speaking, at this…

An announcement made in public in a loud voice; a proclamation. Obsolete in general sense.

A speech, oration. Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

In particularized use: A speech, discourse; plural in collective sense, words, talk. Obsolete.

A set speech delivered for the purpose of exhorting; a discourse; esp. a formal address in the course of a religious observance, liturgical formulary…

A formal discourse delivered in elevated and dignified language, esp. one given on a ceremonial occasion such as a public celebration, a funeral…

A setting forth; an exposition, a proposition. Obsolete.

A public speech or address of rhetorical character; a set speech in rhetorical elocution.

An oration before an assembly; a public speech or harangue.

A formal discourse; a speech.

Formal, ceremonious, regular. Of a discourse, treatise, etc.: Elaborate, composed in due form; expressly or systematically dealing with a subject.

An address or discourse of a more or less formal character delivered to an audience or assembly; an oration; also, the manuscript or printed copy or…

A hortatory speech; an address intended to exhort or encourage.

The action or (more usually) an act of formally addressing a speech to someone, or of delivering an exhortation or moralizing address; a speech…

A speech or other communication made in public or to a large group of people; (also) the use of equipment for addressing a large group of people.

An act or instance of addressing someone. A speech directed at or appealing to a particular audience; a written copy or account of this.

Something offered for acceptance; a present, gift, donation, etc. Obsolete.

An instance or occasion of speech-making; a speech, oration, harangue.

A speech or oration.