pursuance

[ per-soo-uhns ]

noun

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

pursuance

/ pəˈsjuːəns /

noun

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

Other Words From

• nonpur·suance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pursuance¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; pursue + -ance

Example Sentences

These new results also have important implications for the proposed mass development of floating wind farms, in places like the Celtic Sea and northern North Sea, in pursuance of NetZero:

From Science Daily

Undeterred, Benjamin went to Europe just three weeks later, somehow summoning the strength to play songs from her 2020 album, “Pursuance: The Coltranes,” a project dedicated to the astral jazz of the creative soul mates John and Alice.

From New York Times

Though Benjamin has been a rising star in jazz for more than a decade, she reached a new gear in 2020 following the release of “Pursuance: The Coltranes,” an album lauded for its refreshing take on bebop and spiritual jazz.

From New York Times

“Although she would say I inherited my athletic ability from my father,” Grant told me by phone this week, “I think she impacted me in every area. She went about everything with such integrity and pursuance of excellence.”

From Washington Post

“Unless Colonel Rondon told me that it would have to be done in pursuance of his duty.”

From Literature

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