A trained engineer, he was the cousin-brother of steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie , and a partner in the Carnegie Steel Corporation , a forerunner of U.S. Steel . Early years George Lauder was the son of George Lauder, Sr . and Seaton Morrison.
pretentious. adjective. 1  Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite. 2  Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education.
Learner's definition of PRETENSE. 1. [count] : a false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something : pretext. He called her under/on the pretense of asking about the homework assignment. [=asking about the homework assignment was not the real reason he called her] A reporter obtained documents from the company under false pretenses. [=by saying something that was not true, by pretending something, etc.]