pursuance
[per-soo-uh ns]
noun
the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
Origin of pursuance
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Related Words for pursuance
work, act, achievement, conduct, spunk, moxie, grit, endurance, stamina, determination, tenacity, dedication, steadfastness, persistence, hunt, quest, inquiry, research, investigation, examinationExamples from the Web for pursuance
Historical Examples of pursuance
And the linen I shall deposit, in pursuance of your kind hint, cannot be missed.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
"You will send them all away," continued Nana in pursuance of her idea.
And in pursuance of the policy of conciliation, Andronicus II.
Byzantine Churches in ConstantinopleAlexander Van Millingen
Indeed, it was in pursuance of it I have been so persevering in my attempts to see you, madam.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
In pursuance of the great power and trust we have reposed in you.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.Mrs. Thomson
pursuance
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper