pretension
n. உரிமைத் தகுதி, கேட்புரிமை, போலிப் பகட்டு.
Pre*ten"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prétention. See Pretend, Tension.] 1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion. Macaulay. 2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship. This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Bacon. Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. L'Estrange.