Terrence Howard plays a music mogul in a new series on Fox. 1  CHICAGO â In the presidential suite of a Hilton hotel, above a ballroom full of extras waiting to shoot a lavish party scene, sat the two lead actors of âEmpire,â a new Fox series about a feuding entertainment-industry family.
Define pretext: a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs â pretext in a sentence a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairsâ¦
3. pretext, claim, excuse, show, cover, mask, veil, cloak, guise, faÃ§ade, masquerade, semblance, ruse, garb, wile He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest. 4. claim, profession, aspiration We have never made any pretence to be faithful to each other.