claimant (kla mant)

[ OF. claimer, clamer, cry out, claim: see claim1, v. Cf. clamant.] 1. A person who claims; one who demands anything as his right. A wise man will know that it is the part of prudence to face every claimant , and pay every just demand on your time, your talents, or your heart. Emerson , Compensation. 2. In admiralty proceedings, a person admitted to defend an action in rem brought against goods to which he claims a right. claimer (klā'mėr), n. A claimant; one who demands something as his due. [Rare.] Till an agreement was made and the value of the ground paid to the claimer. Sir W. Temple , Introd. to Hist. Eng., p. 296. claim le (klām'les), a. [ claim1 , n ., + -le .] Having no claim. [Rare.] claim-notice (klām'nō"tis), n. In the regions of the United States on the Pacific coast, a not i- fication posted by a miner or other settler upon a piece of public land, declaring his occupancy or intended occupancy thereof. claim oust, a. [ME. cleymous; claim2 + -ous ; or var. of glaimous , q.v. Cf. clam2 , a.] Sticky; viscous. Clam, or cleymous [var. gleymous ], glutinosus, viscosus. Prompt . Parv ., p. 79.