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¦
Â» more... 1  CONTUMACY (Lat. 2  His contumacy was made the excuse for the outlawry of himself and his family. 3  For this act of contumacy the king and kingdom were placed under interdict.  The pretext was the contumacy shown by the Locrian town Amphissa to the rulings of the Amphictyonic Council.