prétendun.

Brit.

/preɪtɒnˈduː/, U.S.

/ˌpreɪtɑnˈdu/

Forms: 1800s prétendue (denoting a woman, after French feminine form), 1800s– prétendu.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prétendu.

Etymology: < French prétendu (1762 in this sense), use as noun of past participle of prétendre (see pretend v.).Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982 ) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (pretaṅdü) /pretɑ̃dy/.

Now rare.

An intended husband or wife; a fiancé or fiancée.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > betrothed person

spousec1300

espouse?c1450

espoused1554

betrothed1557

intended1767

future1827

affianced1828

prétendu1847

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiii. 295 In reply to the exhortation of her daughter's prétendu, Mr. Pitt Crawley.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. i. 9 Lady Ann Milton, Mr. Foker's cousin and prétendue.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xx. 201 She has her mamma on one side, her prétendu on the other.

1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon II. ii. 33 Is it possible for that wicked and most objectionable little person, Mrs. Armytage, to love any one? Besides, who is the prétendu, who the soupirant?

1912 E. Ripley Social Life in Old New Orleans xxiv. 180 The visit was meant to introduce Marie to her prétendu.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prétendu
释义	prétendun. Brit. /preɪtɒnˈduː/, U.S. /ˌpreɪtɑnˈdu/ Forms: 1800s prétendue (denoting a woman, after French feminine form), 1800s– prétendu. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prétendu. Etymology: < French prétendu (1762 in this sense), use as noun of past participle of prétendre (see pretend v.).Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982 ) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (pretaṅdü) /pretɑ̃dy/. Now rare. An intended husband or wife; a fiancé or fiancée. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > betrothed person spousec1300 espouse?c1450 espoused1554 betrothed1557 intended1767 future1827 affianced1828 prétendu1847 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiii. 295 In reply to the exhortation of her daughter's prétendu, Mr. Pitt Crawley. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. i. 9 Lady Ann Milton, Mr. Foker's cousin and prétendue. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xx. 201 She has her mamma on one side, her prétendu on the other. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon II. ii. 33 Is it possible for that wicked and most objectionable little person, Mrs. Armytage, to love any one? Besides, who is the prétendu, who the soupirant? 1912 E. Ripley Social Life in Old New Orleans xxiv. 180 The visit was meant to introduce Marie to her prétendu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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