Definitions for: Pursuance


[n] the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
[n] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pur*su"ance, n. [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. --Jer.
Taylor.

2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.

In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or
fulfillment of.

Synonyms: prosecution, pursuit, quest

See Also: continuance, continuation, search, wild-goose chase

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