A claim; the act of demanding as a right. In early use, often, a false claim. Obsolete.

A demand for something as due; an assertion of a right to something. (Const. as in 2.) to lay claim to: to assert one's right to, claim.

A claim, an appeal.

Scottish. A claim, esp. a legal claim. Obsolete.

An asserted claim or pretension (to a title, etc.). Obsolete. rare.

That which is demanded by pleading; a claim. Obsolete. rare.

The action of pretend, v.; an instance of this; a claim, a pretension.

A pretension, a claim.