pursuant

[per-soo-uh nt]

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adjective

proceeding after; following (usually followed by to): Pursuant to his studies he took a job in an office.
pursuing.

adverb Also pur·su·ant·ly.

according (usually followed by to): to do something pursuant to an agreement.
in a manner conformable (usually followed by to): to act pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience.

Origin of pursuant

1425–75; late Middle English, variant of pursevant pursuivant

Related formsnon·pur·su·ant, adjectivenon·pur·su·ant·ly, adverbun·pur·su·ant, adjective

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Related Words for pursuant

agreeable, following, harmonious

Examples from the Web for pursuant

Contemporary Examples of pursuant

“The CIA has since paid out more than $1 million pursuant to the agreement,” the report notes.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built
Michael Daly
December 12, 2014
Pursuant to the violent attack, sporadic conflicts have also been detected.
Nobel Laureate's U.N. Letter Warns of Ethnic Unrest in Iran
Shirin Ebadi
April 20, 2011

Historical Examples of pursuant

Pursuant to the foregoing "call," a notable convention was held.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)
Various
Pursuant to Solar Regulation 3, we have the right to enforce martial law.
Exploiter's End
James Causey
She passed into the hall, and Hildebrand, pursuant to her injunction, followed her in silence.
Hildebrand
Anonymous
He was executed at Tyburn, pursuant to his sentence, on July 28th 1779.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2
Camden Pelham
Of course they had to be returned to the river, pursuant to law.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire
John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot

British Dictionary definitions for pursuant

pursuant

adjective

(usually postpositive often foll by to) mainly law in agreement or conformity
archaic pursuing

Derived Formspursuantly, adverb

Word Origin for pursuant

C17: related to Middle English poursuivant following after, from Old French; see pursue

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Word Origin and History for pursuant

adj.

late 14c., from Old French poursuiant, porsivant, present participle of porsuir, porsivre "chase, pursue" (see pursue). Meaning "carrying out; following, according" is from 1690s.