pursuance

Meanings

Plural: pursuances

Noun

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  • "life is more than the pursuance of fame"
• the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
• A search for something; a pursuit or quest.
• A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution.
• The state of being pursuant; consequence.

Synonyms

prosecution, pursuit, quest