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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
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1828 Definition
PRETENSE, n. pretens'. [L. proetensus, proetendo.]
1913 Definition
The act of laying claim; the
claim laid; assumption; pretension.
Spenser.
Primogeniture can not have any pretense to a right of solely inheriting property or power. Locke. I went to Lambeth with Sir R. Brown's pretense to the wardenship of Merton College, Oxford. Evelyn. The act of holding out, or offering, to
others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive
or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing
what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness;
under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging
Cæsar's death.
That which is pretended; false, deceptive,
or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
Let not the Trojans, with a feigned pretense Intention; design.
[Obs.]
A very pretense and purpose of unkindness. Shak. * See the Note under Offense. Syn. -- Mask; appearance; color; show; pretext; excuse. -- Pretense, Pretext. A pretense is something held out as real when it is not so, thus falsifying the truth. A pretext is something woven up in order to cover or conceal one's true motives, feelings, or reasons. Pretext is often, but not always, used in a bad sense. | ||||||||
