noun
A claim
assertion, demand, declaration; see claim.
A pretense
allegation, pretext, maintenance; see ostentation 2.
See pretension in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A professed rather than a real reason:
A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due:
Boastful self-importance or display:
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