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• (n.) The state of being pursuant; consequence. • (n.) The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
Pur·su'ance noun [ 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. ...
[n] - the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
noun the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.