Arriere-pensee
a mental reservation; hidden motive.
historical examples
a savage will not -ssist in packing them, for he fears their heels: the swiss say mules have always an arriere-pensee.
the art of travel francis galton
d-ck meant nothing by this speech more than his words implied: he was far too good-natured for an arriere-pensee.
not like other girls rosa n. carey
as yet, however, let the student of his history understand, they were not tinged with the slightest “arriere-pensee.”
stella fregelius h. rider haggard
baroness dinati was therefore wrong to suspect old yanski varhely of any ‘arriere-pensee’.
prince zilah, complete jules claretie
noun
an unrevealed thought or intention
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