pretender — [prē ten′dər, priten′dər] n. 1. a person who pretends 2. a claimant to a throne 3. an aspirant 4. [P ] in English history, the son or the grandson of James II: see OLD PRETENDER, YOUNG PRETENDER … English World dictionary
Pretender — Pre*tend er, n. 1. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. Specifically, The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretender — Se conjuga como: temer Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: pretender pretendiendo pretendido Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. pretendo pretendes pretende… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
pretender — index fake, pedant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pretender — |ê| v. tr. 1. Reclamar (alguma coisa) como um direito. 2. Solicitar; requerer. 3. Desejar, querer; apetecer. 4. Exigir. 5. Intentar, diligenciar. 6. Afirmar, sustentar ou asseverar (sem fundamento). • v. intr. 7. Empregar diligências, tratar de.… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
pretender — (Del lat. praetendĕre). 1. tr. Querer ser o conseguir algo. 2. Hacer diligencias para conseguir algo. 3. Dicho de una persona: Cortejar a otra … Diccionario de la lengua española
pretender — ► NOUN ▪ a person who claims or aspires to a title or position … English terms dictionary
Pretender — A pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. The English word comes from the French word prétendre , meaning to put forward, to profess or claim . The term pretender is also applied to those… … Wikipedia
Pretender (disambiguation) — A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne. In English, the term is commonly used for two notable claimants to the English throne:* James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender * Charles Edward Stuart, The Young Pretender Pretender may… … Wikipedia
Pretender — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Pretender Originaltitel The Pretender Produkti … Deutsch Wikipedia
pretender — n. a pretender to (a pretender to a throne) * * * [prɪ tendə] a pretender to (a pretender to a throne) … Combinatory dictionary
