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Pretender [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who makes a show of something not real; one who lays claim to any thing.

2. 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.

Pretender [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.

2. 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.

3. One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.

Pretendership [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The right or claim of the Pretender.

Pretendership [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The character, right, or claim of a pretender.