The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protending
Protend \Pro*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.] To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.]
With his protended lance he makes defence.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
protending
vb. (present participle of protend English)