English Explanatory Dictionary

pretendent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of pretendant.
adj
  1. Alternative form of pretendant.

Word forms

pretendent pretendents

Etymology

From Middle French pretendent, from the present participle of pretendre (“to claim”). By surface analysis, pretend + -ent.

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