PURSEVANT

Meaning of PURSEVANT in English

obsolete

variant of pursuivant

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PURSUIVANT — noun Etymology: Middle English pursevant attendant of a herald, from Anglo-French pursevaunt, pursuant, literally, follower, from present participle of pursure …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PURSUIVANT — I. ˈpərs(w)ə̇vənt, -)ēv- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pursevant, from Middle French poursuivant, poursuiant, literally, follower, pursuer — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSUIVANT — /perr"swi veuhnt/ , n. 1. a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald. 2. an official attendant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSUANT — /peuhr sooh"euhnt/ , adj. 1. proceeding after; following (usually fol. by to ): Pursuant to his studies he took a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSUIVANT — noun Etymology: Middle English pursevant attendant of a herald, from Anglo-French pursevaunt, pursuant, literally, follower, from present participle of pursure …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURSUIVANT — [pur.sui.vant] n [ME pursevant attendant of a herald, fr. MF poursuivant, lit., follower, fr. prp. of poursuir, poursuivre to pursue] …
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