2. pretension or claim to a thing, Th.2.62: c. gen., Id.6.16, Pl.La.184c; εἰρωνεία is defined as π. ἐπὶ χεῖρον πράξεων καὶ λόγων affectation of . . , Thphr.Char.1.1, cf. Jul.Or.3.129b; ἡ εἰς οὐσίαν π. pretension to real existence, Plot.6.6.18.
3. pretension, affectation, Arist.EN1165b10, Porph.Marc.3.