Prō'cla-mā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. proclamation, Pr. proclamatio, Sp. proclamacion, It. proclamazione, Lat. proclamatio. See supra.] 1. The act of publishing abroad; conspicuous announcement; official or general notice; publication.
King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah. 1 Kings xv. 22.
Sense 2. That which is put forth by way of public notice; an official public announcement or declaration; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king.
Proclamation money, lawful money, according to the proclamation of Queen Anne, in 1704, requiring the dollar to be reckoned at six shillings in the several American colonies.