As a noun terms
is .
As a verb pretexes is
(pretex).
terms
English
Noun
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pretexes
English
Verb
(head)
(pretex) pretex
English
Verb
(obsolete) To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse.
(obsolete) To pretend; to declare falsely.
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Webster 1913)