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Pursuant

Pur-sū'ant, a.

adjective

a. [From pursue; Fr. poursuivant, O. Fr. poursuiant. Cf. PURSUIVANT.] Done in consequence or prosecution of any thing; hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according; — with to.

The conclusion which I draw from these premises, pursuant to the query laid down, is, that the learned doctor, in condemning Arius, has implicitly condemned himself. Waterland.

Pur-sū'ant or Pur-sū'ant-ly, adv.

adverb

Agreeably; conformably.