1. calls; names; addresses by a particular name (archaic or dialectal third-person singular present tense of 'clepe')
Usage: archaic; chiefly Middle English and Early Modern English; literary or historical contexts

Examples

• The old text clepes him 'the Wanderer.'
• She clepes herself by her maiden name in formal documents.
• He clepes the place by its ancient title.
• The chronicle clepes that year 'the Year of Wonders.'
• They clepes him 'the Wise' throughout the kingdom.