Pretendership

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The character or claims of a pretender. uncountable, usually

    "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."

Synonyms

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pretenderism

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From pretender + -ship.

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