The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pretex
Pretex \Pre*tex"\, v. t. [L. praetexere. See Pretext.] To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
pretex
vb. 1 (context obsolete transitive English) To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse. 2 (context obsolete transitive English) To pretend; to declare falsely.
Usage examples of "pretex".
For this purpose there had been a gathering of warriors in a neighboring bay, under pretex of fishing for sturgeon.