pursuance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pursuance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pursuance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pursuance 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" Synonym(s): pursuit, pursuance, quest the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Synonym(s): pursuance, prosecution
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuance \Pursu"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.