pretendership

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noun

The character or claims of a pretender.

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Meanings

nounpretendership (usually uncountable, plural pretenderships)

plural pretenderships

  1. uncountableusuallyThe character or claims of a pretender.

    But I am at a loss how to dispose of the dauphin, if he happen to be king of France before the pretendership to Britain falls to his share; for I doubt he will never be persuaded to remove out of his own kingdom, only because it is too near England.

    1714 February, [Jonathan Swift], The Publick Spirit of the Whigs: Set forth in Their Generous Encouragement of the Author of the Crisis: […], London: […] [John Barber] for John Morphew, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pretenderism

Origin

From pretender + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

pretendership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendership

MLA

“pretendership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendership. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretendership,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendership.

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