See Also: pretendant(dictionary)

pretendant (iou)



pretendant noun. Also pretendent. L16.
[French pretendant pres. pple of pretendre: see PRETEND verb, -ANT1.]
A person who intends something. rare. Only in L16.
A claimant; esp. a fraudulent claimant to a throne or office. Now rare. E17.
A suitor, a wooer. Also, a plaintiff in a lawsuit. M17.