a. Making a false appearance; unreal; false;
n. The act of pretending; pretense. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
It is the shallow, unimproved intellects that are the confident pretenders to certainty. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The character, right, or claim of a pretender. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]