PRETENDER
\pɹɪtˈɛndə], \pɹɪtˈɛndə], \p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_d_ə]\
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By Princeton University
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One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.
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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 Britain, from which the house was excluded by law.
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One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A hypocritc.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. One who simulates or feigns; one who lays claim to any thing, and especially to an estate, title, or kingdom, on a false plea of birthright; -specifically, the heir of the Stuart family who claimed the crown of Great Britain after the deposition of James II.
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