Webster's Dictionary 1913

9937

Pursuance

Pur‐su″ance (?), n. [See Pursuant.] 1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of ...

9938

Pursuant

Pur‐su″ant (?), a. [From Pursue: cf. OE. poursuiant. Cf. Pursuivant.] Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according;...

9939

Pursuant (2)

{ Pur‐su″ant, Pur‐su″ant‐ly, } adv. Agreeably; conformably.

9940

Pursue

Pur‐sue″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pursued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pursuing.] [OE. pursuen, porsuen, OF. porsivre, poursuivre, poursuir, F. poursuivre, fr. L. prosequi; pro forward + ...

9941

Pursue (2)

Pur‐sue″, v. i. 1. To go in pursuit; to follow.The wicked flee when no man pursueth. Prov. xxviii. 1.Men hotly pursued after the objects of their ambition. Earle.2. To go on; to...

9942

Pursuer

Pur‐su″er (?), n. 1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.

9943

Pursuit

Pur‐suit″ (?), n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See Pursue, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase...

9944

Pursuivant

Pur″sui‐vant (?), n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See Pursue, and cf. Pursuant.] [Written also poursuivant.] 1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a herald,...

9945

Pursuivant (2)

Pur″sui‐vant, v. t. To pursue.Their navy was pursuivanted after with a horrible tempest. Fuller.

9946

Pursy

Pur″sy (?), a. [OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the heaves, asthma. See Push.] Fat and short-breathed; fat, sh...

9947

Purtenance

Pur″te‐nance (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. appurtenance.] That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard, liver, and lungs of an animal. “ The purtenaunces of purgatory.” P...

9948

Purulence

{ Pu″ru‐lence (?), Pu″ru‐len‐cy (?), } n. [L. purulentia: cf. F. purulence.] (Med.) The quality or state of being purulent; the generation of pus; also, the pus itself. Arbuthnot.

9949

Purulent

Pu″ru‐lent (?), a. [L. purulentus, fr. pus, puris, pus, matter: cf. F. purulent. See Pus.] (Med.) Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with sup...

9950

Purulently

Pu″ru‐lent‐ly, v. In a purulent manner.

9951

Purveance

{ Pur″ve‐ance (?), Pur″vei‐aunce′ (?) }, n. Purveyance. Chaucer.

9952

Purvey

Pur‐vey″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Purveyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Purveying.] [OE. purveien, porveien, OF. porveeir, porveoir, F. pourvoir, fr. L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Pu...

9953

Purvey (2)

Pur‐vey″, v. i. 1. To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision. Chaucer. Milton.2. To pander; — with to. “ Their turpitude purveys to their malice.” Burke.

9954

Purveyance

Pur‐vey″ance (?), n. [Cf. F. pourvoyance.] 1. The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management. Chaucer.The ill purveyance of his pag...

9955

Purveyor

Pur‐vey″or (?), n. [OE. porveour, OF. pourveor, F. pourvoyeur. See Purvey, and cf. Proveditor.] 1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the tabl...

9956

Purview

Pur″view (?), n. [OF. purveu, pourveu, F. pourvu, provided, p. p. of OF. porveoir, F. pourvoir. See Purvey, View, and cf. Proviso.] 1. (a) (Law) The body of a statute, or that p...

9957

Pus

Pus (?), n. [L., akin to Gr. �, �, and to E. foul: cf. F. pus. See Foul, a.] (Med.) The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists ...

9958

Pusane

Pu″sane (?), n.(Anc. Armor) A piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or reënforcement of. the breastplate; — called also pesane.

9959

Puseyism

Pu″sey‐ism (?), n.(Ch. of Eng.) The principles of Dr. Pusey and others at Oxford, England, as exhibited in various publications, esp. in a series which appeared from 1833 to 184...

9960

Puseyistic

{ Pu″sey‐is″tic (?), Pu″sey‐ite (?), } a. Of or pertaining to Puseyism.

9961

Puseyite (2)

Pu″sey‐ite, n. One who holds the principles of Puseyism; — often used opprobriously.

9962

Push

Push (?), n. [Probably F. poche. See Pouch.] A pustule; a pimple. Bacon.

9963

Push (2)

Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pushing.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See Pulse a ...