2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.
PRESURMISE
Pre`sur*mise", n.
Defn: A surmise previously formed. Shak.
PRESYSTOLIC
Pre`sys*tol"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the presystolic friction sound.
PRETEMPORAL
Pre*tem"po*ral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated in front of the temporal bone.
PRETENCE; PRETENCEFUL; PRETENCELESS
Pre*tence", n., Pre*tence"ful, a., Pre*tence"*less, a.
Defn: See Pretense, Pretenseful, Pretenseless.
PRETEND Pre*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pretended; p. pr. & vb. n. Pretending.] Etym: [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. prétendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See Tend, v. t. ]