YOUNG PRETENDER


Meaning of YOUNG PRETENDER in English

a nickname of Charles Edward Stuart (1720–88), also known as Bonny Prince Charlie . A pretender is a person who claims something, usually the right to be a king or queen, although not everyone agrees that the claim is just.

See also Forty-Five , Jacobite , Old Pretender .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.