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† purˈsuand, ppl. a. (n.) Obs.
[f. pursue v. + -and1 suffix; prob. identified with pursuant from OF.]
Pursuing, conformable; also quasi-n., one pursuing, a pursuer: = pursuant n.
a1300E.E. Psalter xliii. [xliv.] 18 Fram þe voice of þe reproceand and þe oȝains spekand, fram þe face of þe enemy and of þe pursuand. c1350Will. Palerne 5028 Boþe kinges & quenes & oþer kud lordes, perteli in alle a-paraile pursewend. a1600Rules in Drake Eboracum (1736) i. vi. 196 That corn brought to the market be pursuand, i.e. as good beneath in the sack as above. |