HAIL (6)

Hail, v. i. 1. 1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; — used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
2. 2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; — with from. C. G. Halpine.