prétexter, v.a., to pretend, to feign, to affect, to sham; to allege, to plead.
pretintaille, n.f., furbelow; (fig.) accessory, appendage, incidental profit.
pretintailler, v.a., to tinsel, to trim (a dress).
prétoire, n.m., (antiq.) pretorium.
prétorien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., (antiq.) pretorian.
prétorien, n.m., (antiq.) pretorian guard.
*prêtraille, n.f., (b.s.) priesthood; parsons.
prêtre, n.m., priest, clergyman; parson. Il s’est fait —; he has taken orders. — habitué; an unpaid supernumerary priest. Grand —; high priest.
prêtresse, n.f., priestess.
prêtrise, n.f., priesthood.