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Probably from the stem of Latin clamatus + -ory; equivalent to claim + -atory. Compare exclamatory, declamatory, reclamatory.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Crying out, calling out; claiming, demanding. Full definition →
Probably from the stem of Latin clamatus + -ory; equivalent to claim + -atory. Compare exclamatory, declamatory, reclamatory.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.