Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PROC-LA-MA'TION, n. [Fr. from L. proclamatio, from proclamo.]

1. Publication by authority; official notice given to the public. King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah. – 1 Kings xv.
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. – Encyc.
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 sherif receives and distributes the governor's proclamations. – New England.