单词 | pursuement |
释义 | pursuementn. rare. = pursuit n. (in various senses).Later usage appears to reflect repeated ‘coinage’ rather than continuous use of an established sense. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit chase1297 suitc1300 pursuita1387 chasingc1440 prosecution1567 dogging1611 pursuement1615 followinga1649 pursuance1648 pursual1797 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 48 The seuerall vses [of Turkish weapons], agreeing with their fights, their flights, or pursuments. 1645 S. D'Ewes Primitive Pract. Preserving Truth xii. 22 Those three Incendiaries..perished within a few yeers after, by the just judgement of God, in the very act of their hostile pursuements of his children. 1887 Elyria (Ohio) Democrat 15 Dec. 8/3 The intention of the founder was to help honest working-men who were tramping from town to town in the pursuement of their calling. 2006 US States News Newswire (Nexis) 27 May Link said he admires Yosifov's pursuement of his degrees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615 |
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