-üən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: pursue + -ance
1.
a. : the act of pursuing (as by chasing, seeking after, continuing, following up)
the pursuance of truth
b. : a carrying out or into effect : the action of executing : prosecution
engaged in pursuance of his researches
immediate pursuance of his orders
2.
a. : something that is pursuant : consequence
b. : sequence ; specifically : the body of a discourse