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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Pretent, n. [? f. Pretent v. or ? misread for Pretence n.] = Pretence n. 4. — 1559–60 Cal. Sc. P. I 336.
[Knowing the French] pretent [is but to put … our country in thraldom]
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