What does pursuance mean?
Definitions for pursuance
pərˈsu ənspur·suance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pursuance.
Princeton's WordNet
pursuit, pursuance, questnoun
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"
pursuance, prosecutionnoun
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
Wiktionary
pursuancenoun
A search for something; a pursuit or quest
pursuancenoun
A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pursuancenoun
Prosecution; process.
Etymology: from pursue.
ChatGPT
pursuance
Pursuance refers to the act of carrying out or pursuing a plan, goal, or activity. It often involves efforts done continuously or persistently in order to achieve something.
Webster Dictionary
Pursuancenoun
the act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after
Pursuancenoun
the state of being pursuant; consequence
Etymology: [See Pursuant.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pursuance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pursuance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of pursuance in a Sentence
The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power in the Federal Constitution or in an act of Congress passed in pursuance thereof. There is no undefined residuum of power which he can exercise because it seems to him to be in the public interest.
In the pursuance of ocean governance we must strive to reduce the north-south gap
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