clamant
adj/ˈklæmənt/ · /ˈkleɪmənt/
Etymology Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.
1
Urgent.
- The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 190:
2
Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
- clamant childrena. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- clamantly