All 4 Uses

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In fact she has summoned him for your sake In order to learn exactly what's at stake, To find out his feelings, and to let him know What really rotten results would flow From any pretensions he might have to marry.†
Chpt 3.1

pretensions = appearances or actions to help one pretend
Of that villain, by whose pretense .... Orgon.†
Chpt 3.6 *

pretense = a false appearance or action to help one pretend
If possible, don't admire false pretense, But also don't give true zeal cause for offense, And if you must fall to one extreme, Err in being too free with your esteem.†
Chpt 5.1
Your pretense to honor is all a fake, And this is just the right job for you to take.†
Chpt 5.6

Definitions:

(1) (pretense)
a false appearance or action to help one pretend

This is sometimes seen in the expression "false pretense" or "false pretenses" which is just emphasizing that behavior or actions do not reflect the true situation.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)