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- noun Plural form of
pretendant .
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Examples
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These "pretendants," as they're called, sell bogus tickets for cash.
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Two of these pretendants were sent by Paschal to do penance in monasteries; the third had little or no following.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Among the various pretendants to the hand of the Duchess was
In Château Land Anne Hollingsworth Wharton 1886
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Duc d'Osmonde, the red blonde giant with the great calm eyes, was one of the two chief pretendants to this picturesque lady's favour.
His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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Phillips couldn't tell me how much money he's losing to pretendants working at Seattle parking lots, but he said the problem is growing and people need to know about it.
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