pursuance
/pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːəns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[N]o man ought to be offended, that sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths."
- "About 1350 she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order, partly in pursuance of her self-imposed mission to elevate the moral tone of the age."
- "For some time Pridger had been waiting and watching for the occasion when his employer should be the last man to leave. In pursuance of this scheme it was his custom to announce that he was going and then secrete himself."
Etymology
Etymology tree English pursue Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English pursuance From pursue + -ance.