The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
   Pursue, v. t.]
   1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following
      with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase;
      prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an
      enemy. --Clarendon.
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            Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
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   2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain;
      endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of
      knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.
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   3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
      with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
      literary pursuit.
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   4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
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            That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
            did pertain to the spiritual court.   --Fuller.
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   Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
      which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
      which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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