clamantPronunciation: /ˈkleɪm(ə)nt, ˈklam-/Definition of clamant adjective urgently demanding attention:the proper use of biotechnology has become a clamant questionDerivatives clamantly adverb Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin clamant- 'crying out', from the verb clamareclamant in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of clamant in the US English dictionary