"pursuance" in the noun sense
1. pursuit, pursuance, quest
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"
2. pursuance, prosecution
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
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