PROCLAMA'TION, n. [L. proclamatio, from proclamo.] 1. Publication by authority; official notice given to the public. King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah. 1 Kings 15. 2. In England, a declaration of the king's will, openly published. Proclamations are a branch of the king's prerogative, and are binding on the subject.3. The declaration of any supreme magistrate publicly made known; as the proclamation of the governor appointing a day of thanksgiving.4. The paper containing an official notice to a people. The sheriff receives and distributes the governor's proclamations.
|
