Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-TEND'ER
PRE-TEND'ED-LYPRE-TEND'ER-SHIP
PRE-TEND'ER, n.
- One who makes a show of something not real; one who lays claim to any thing.
- In English history, the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who lays claim to the crown of Great Britain, but is excluded by law. – Burnet.
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