1. Occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction
   "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"
    
2. Serving to set in motion
   "the magazine's inaugural issue";
   - initiative, initiatory, first, maiden

1. The ceremonial induction into a position
   "the new president obviously enjoyed his inaugural";
   - inauguration
    
2. An address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
   "The president's inaugural address set the tone for his administration";
   - inaugural address

Derived forms: inaugurals

See also: opening

Type of: address, induction, initiation, installation, speech

Antonym: exaugural

Encyclopedia: Inaugural