English → Latin
“pretension” in Latin
iūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of lawpostulātiōpetition, request; complaintpostulōto demand, ask, request, desire; to pretend, claim; to prosecute, accuse, impeach, suevindĭcĭaea laying claim to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pretension
jus (right): postulatio: postulatum (demand): vindiciae (judicial or formal claim): To make pretension to anything, rem sibi or ad se vindicare: moderate pretensions, postulata lenissima. Vid: also, CLAIM.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pretension?
- The usual Latin words for “pretension” are iūs, postulātiō, postulō; also vindĭcĭae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.