† pretenturen.

Forms: 1600s–1800s praetenture, 1700s pretenture.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praetentūra.

Etymology: < classical Latin praetentūra fortified region, usually near a frontier (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also frontier garrison (4th cent.) < praetent- , past participial stem of praetendere pretend v. + -ūra -ure suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prite·ntiŭɹ) /priːˈtɛntjʊə(r)/.

Roman History. Obsolete.

1. A Roman frontier wall or rampart, esp. Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > frontier wall

vallum1610

pretenturea1657

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 102 There remain yet two doubts: First, whether this Prætenture, or Wall, was made of Stone, or of Turfs.

1771 J. Macpherson Introd. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland 160 (note) A stone dug out of the ruins of the Roman pretenture, between the Scottish firths, inscribed to Apollo Grannius.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 112 The most amazing monument of the Roman power in England, is the praetenture, or wall of Severus.

2. A Roman garrison guarding a frontier.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty > border guard

pretenture1807

1807 J. Britton Beauties Eng. IX. 596 Carrying corn, and other commodities, from the Iceni, etc., for the use of the northern prætentures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pretenture
释义	† pretenturen. Forms: 1600s–1800s praetenture, 1700s pretenture. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praetentūra. Etymology: < classical Latin praetentūra fortified region, usually near a frontier (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also frontier garrison (4th cent.) < praetent- , past participial stem of praetendere pretend v. + -ūra -ure suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prite·ntiŭɹ) /priːˈtɛntjʊə(r)/. Roman History. Obsolete. 1. A Roman frontier wall or rampart, esp. Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > frontier wall vallum1610 pretenturea1657 a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 102 There remain yet two doubts: First, whether this Prætenture, or Wall, was made of Stone, or of Turfs. 1771 J. Macpherson Introd. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland 160 (note) A stone dug out of the ruins of the Roman pretenture, between the Scottish firths, inscribed to Apollo Grannius. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 112 The most amazing monument of the Roman power in England, is the praetenture, or wall of Severus. 2. A Roman garrison guarding a frontier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty > border guard pretenture1807 1807 J. Britton Beauties Eng. IX. 596 Carrying corn, and other commodities, from the Iceni, etc., for the use of the northern prætentures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1657
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