noun
pursuance
Pursuance (noun) means a search for or chase after something.
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1
A search for or chase after something.
"About 1350 she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order, partly in pursuance of her self-imposed mission to elevate the moral tone of the age."
— “Saint Bridget of Sweden”, Saint Bridget of Sweden (1911)
2
The carrying out or completion of something already started; a prosecution.
"For some time Pridger had been waiting and watching for the occasion when his employer should be the last man to leave. In pursuance of this scheme it was his custom to announce that he was going and then secrete himself."
— Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries (1927)
3
The condition of following on from something, as a consequence.
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What is the meaning of pursuance?
"pursuance" (noun) means a search for or chase after something.
What is another word for pursuance?
Other words for "pursuance" include quest, prosecution, pursuit.
What are the different meanings of pursuance?
"pursuance" has 3 main meanings: 1. A search for or chase after something; 2. The carrying out or completion of something already started; a prosecution; 3. The condition of following on from something, as a consequence.
