Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretendent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-tendent
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pretendant.

adj

Alternative form of pretendant.

Example Sentences

"[T]he kingdome […] after the death of the foreſaid king Richard […] belonged to Edmond mortimer Earle of march, then liuing, and after his death to Anne Mortimer his ſiſter, marryed to Richard earle of Cãbridge father to this Richard pretendent duke of Yorke, […]"
"But the Pope being reſolute, and diſpleaſed that the matter was not ſo ſecretly carried, anſwered freely, that the Cardinall of Loraine came to the Councell as Head of one of the pretendent parties, and that he would depute thoſe who were Neutrals, and without intereſts."
"But ſuppoſe the pretendent curteſan bee but a phantaſme, a ſhadow, a meere maſſe of penury, like unto this decayed peece of miſery (pointing at me) what is your rule?"

Etymology

From Middle French pretendent, from the present participle of pretendre (“to claim”). By surface analysis, pretend + -ent.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: pretendent

Inflected Forms

pretendents (plural)

Questions

What does pretendent mean?: Alternative form of pretendant.
Where does pretendent come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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