单词 | pretendence |
释义 | pretendencen. rare. The action of pretend v.; an instance of this; a claim, a pretension. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > claiming as due or right > claim or a demand for something as due challengec1314 claim1393 oncalla1400 acclaim1546 pretext1591 plea1598 pretendence1603 pretendment1642 1603 S. Daniel Panegyrike xiv Their projects, censures, vain pretendences. 1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 100 There is no possible pretendence from one to the others getting. 1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 142 (margin) Pretendance to the crowne of Portugal. 1907 Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 20 July 3/2 They [sc. club women] and their work provide a praiseworthy offset for the shallowness of 500 and pretendence of the bridge craze. 2001 Malaysia Gen. News (Nexis) 3 Aug. ‘We are vocal and frank not for personal interests, we are honest to reject politics of pretendance,’ he said when speaking at the 38th MCA Youth Assembly here today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603 |
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