pretendressn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛndrᵻs/, U.S.

/prəˈtɛndrəs/,

/priˈtɛndrəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretender n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < pretender n. + -ess suffix¹.

rare.

A female pretender.

ΚΠ

1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iii. 9 A famous Wise-woman..who is a great Pretendress to this Gipsie's Art of Fortune-telling.

1889 Catholic World Jan. 551 She..gets into one of the English illustrated papers in the character of a Jacobite pretendress to the throne.

1950 E. Hahn Degree of Prudery vi. 86 Sir John must now be persuaded to accept Evelina as his daughter, which is a difficult task to accomplish, as owing to a complicated mistake he has brought up a young pretendress in her place.

1961 C. S. Lewis Exper. in Crit. 131 The Queen of the Knowledges, if there were now any undisputed pretendress to that throne.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretendress
释义	pretendressn. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛndrᵻs/, U.S. /prəˈtɛndrəs/, /priˈtɛndrəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretender n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < pretender n. + -ess suffix¹. rare. A female pretender. ΚΠ 1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iii. 9 A famous Wise-woman..who is a great Pretendress to this Gipsie's Art of Fortune-telling. 1889 Catholic World Jan. 551 She..gets into one of the English illustrated papers in the character of a Jacobite pretendress to the throne. 1950 E. Hahn Degree of Prudery vi. 86 Sir John must now be persuaded to accept Evelina as his daughter, which is a difficult task to accomplish, as owing to a complicated mistake he has brought up a young pretendress in her place. 1961 C. S. Lewis Exper. in Crit. 131 The Queen of the Knowledges, if there were now any undisputed pretendress to that throne. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1700
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