Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proclamation \Proc`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. proclamation, L.
   proclamatio. See {Proclaim}.]
   1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice;
      publication.

            King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah;
            none was exempted.                    --1 Kings xv.
                                                  22.

   2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or
      officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the
      proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.

Source : WordNet®

proclamation
     n 1: a formal public statement; "the government made an
          announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a
          declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {annunciation},
           {declaration}]
     2: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his
        promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: {promulgation}]