Claim (klām), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Claimed (klāmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Claiming.] [OE. clamen, claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to calare to proclaim, Gr. καλει̑ν to call, Skr. kal to sound, G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul.] 1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.
2. To proclaim. Spenser.
3. To call or name. Spenser.
4. To assert; to maintain.