(adj) occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction, Ant. exaugural, Example:the President's inaugural address; an inaugural ball
(adj) serving to set in motion, Syn. first, maiden, initiative, initiatory, Example:the magazine's inaugural issue; the initiative phase in the negotiations; an initiatory step toward a treaty; his first (or maiden) speech in Congress; the liner's maiden voyage
a. [ Cf. F. inaugural. ] Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises. [ 1913 Webster ]