v.tr.
1. (often foll. by that + clause) announce or declare publicly or officially.
2 declare (a person) to be (a king, traitor, etc.).
3 reveal as being (an accent that proclaims you a Scot).
Derivatives:
proclaimer n. proclamation n. proclamatory adj.
Etymology: ME proclame f. L proclamare cry out (as PRO-(1), CLAIM)