Definitions of pretension

1. the advancing of a claim; " his pretension to the crown"; " the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.

3. A claim made, whether true or false; assumed right; outward show.

4. Assumption; claim.

5. A claim put forward, whether true or false.

6. Affectation; display.

7. Claim, true or false; claim to something to be obtained; pretext.

8. A claim, true or false; a holding out the appearance of right or possession; right alleged or assumed.