n. [ See Pursuant. ] 1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]
In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of. [ 1913 Webster ]