/al'euh kyooh"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a formal speech, esp. one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
2. a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, esp. on a matter of policy or of general importance.
[ 1605-15; allocution- (s. of allocutio ), equiv. to allocut ( us ), ptp. of alloqui to speak to, address ( al- AL- + locu- speak + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion- -ION ]