disclamation

[ dis-kluh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.

Other Words From

• dis·clam·a·to·ry [dis-, klam, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disclamation¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin disclamāt ( us ) (past participle of disclamāre to disclaim, probably < Anglo-French disclaimer; -ate ¹ ) + -ion

Example Sentences

But St. John's absenting himself from our solemn revels, so long before decreed, is flat mutiny and disclamation of allegiance.

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I cannot tell with what sort of disclamation I sought to reply.

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It may be guessed by some that I had a certain parish in my eye, and this makes it proper I should add a word of disclamation.

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Related Words

• disavowal
• renunciation