pretendencen.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛnd(ə)ns/, U.S.

/prəˈtɛnd(ə)ns/,

/priˈtɛnd(ə)ns/

Forms: 1600s 1900s– pretendance, 1600s 1900s– pretendence.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretend v., -ence suffix.

Etymology: < pretend v. + -ence suffix. Compare Middle French pretendence (1586, in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French prétendence (1869). Compare earlier pretending n., pretence n., pretension n.¹With form pretendance compare -ance suffix.

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).

单词	pretendence
释义	pretendencen. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛnd(ə)ns/, U.S. /prəˈtɛnd(ə)ns/, /priˈtɛnd(ə)ns/ Forms: 1600s 1900s– pretendance, 1600s 1900s– pretendence. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretend v., -ence suffix. Etymology: < pretend v. + -ence suffix. Compare Middle French pretendence (1586, in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French prétendence (1869). Compare earlier pretending n., pretence n., pretension n.¹With form pretendance compare -ance suffix. 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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