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Not having or making pretenses.

act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion. Macaulay.

Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n.

The quality or state of being propense; propensity. M. Arnold. Your full consent Gave wings to my propension. Shak.

The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. "A propensity to utter blasphemy." Macaulay.

Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense." Spenser.

A drawing out; extension. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

Drawn out; extended. [R.] Time is a protensive quantity. Sir W. Hamilton.

The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.

tains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from Queensland in Australia.

Quitch grass.

The act of reascending; a remounting.

To review; to revise. [R.] Bentley.

The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.

One who makes recensions; specifically, a critical editor.

Recompense. [Obs.]

To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. He can not recompense me better. Shak.

Recompense; requital. [Obs.] Fabyan.

One who recompenses. A thankful recompenser of the benefits received. Foxe.

Of the nature of recompense; serving to recompense. Sir T. Browne.