Salutation is the term used to describe the beginning of a letter or other correspondence. What is the term used for the closing of a letter? Here are some examples:

As henry higgins observed in pygmallion, the best grammarians are often those who learned english in school as immigrants. My parents, who were first-generation americans in the early 20th century, … I saw emails from english people with many thanks as a signing off phrase. Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental english speakers due to the influence of their native langu

Or is it a phrase created by continental english speakers due to the influence of their native langu