pretensions is a form of:

Pretension



noun
1.
(laying of claim to something; claim, pretentiousness, act of pretending) មោទនភាព, ថាខ្លួនដាច់គេ
verb
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការអះអាង, ភាពតាំងខ្លួនជា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
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.