v.
 announce officially or publicly. 
▸declare (someone) to be.
 ▸indicate clearly.
 
  Derivative
  
    - proclaimer n.
  - proclamation n.
  - proclamatory adj.
 
   
  Etymology
  ME proclame, from L. proclamare ‘cry out’, from pro- ‘forth’ + clamare ‘to shout’; the change is due to assoc. with claim.