pursuance

[ per-soo-uhns ]

/ pərˈsu əns /

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noun

the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.

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Origin of pursuance

First recorded in 1590–1600; pursue + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM pursuance

non·pur·su·ance, noun

Words nearby pursuance

purse-string instrument, purse strings, purse-string suture, purslane, purslane family, pursuance, pursuant, pursue, pursuer, pursuing, pursuit

How to use pursuance in a sentence

The candidates agree on a lot of the big issues, but are divided on how to approach school reform, the roles of teachers unions and accountability in the pursuance of equitable and effective educational options.
Candidates’ Take on Labor Will Shape Race for 79th Assembly District|Bella Ross|February 18, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In pursuance of his generous resolution, he communicated his designs to Allcraft.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A convention was entered into, in pursuance of which the troops commenced their march on the 6th of January.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The American President, in pursuance of his policy of peace, proclaimed neutrality in the civil war which had arisen in Mexico.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

The Recorder then proceeded to pass sentence on him; in pursuance of which, he was executed at Tyburn on the 17th March, 1718.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
“And now, O chief, we will begin by demanding redress,” went on Dawes in vigorous pursuance of his policy of boldness.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for pursuance

pursuance

/ (pəˈsjuːəns) /

noun

the carrying out or pursuing of an action, plan, etc

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