Pretense
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Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of Latin praetendō(“to pretend”), from prae-(“before”) + tendō(“to stretch”); see pretend.
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pretense (n.)
also pretence, early 15c., "the putting forth of a claim; false or hypocritical profession, feigning, disguise, that under cover of which an actual design or meaning is concealed," also "a stated ground or reason, an assertion of a legal right," from Anglo-French pretensse(Modern French prétense), from Medieval Latin pretensio, noun of action from Late Latin praetensus, altered from Latin praetentus, past participle of praetendere "stretch in front, put forward; allege" (see pretend (v.)).
