pursuance
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria“the pursuit of love”“life is more than the pursuance of fame”“a quest for wealth”Synonyms: pursuitquestType of searchKinds wild-goose chase
- the continuance of something begun with a view to its completionSynonyms: prosecutionType of continuance, continuation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pur·su′ance noun
Origin: See Pursuant.
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths.— Taylor, Jeremy
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.
In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54