pursuant

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pur=su=ant

CIDE DICTIONARY

pursuant, a. [From Pursue: cf. OE. poursuiant. Cf. Pursuivant.].

 Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according; -- with to or of.  [1913 Webster]
"The conclusion which I draw from these premises, pursuant to the query laid down, is, etc."  [1913 Webster]

pursuant, adv. 

 Agreeably; conformably.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pursuant, adj. & adv.
--adj. pursuing.
--adv. (foll. by to) conforming to or in accordance with.

Derivative

pursuantly adv.

Etymology

ME, = prosecuting, f. OF po(u)rsuiant part. of po(u)rsu(iv)ir (as PURSUE): assim. to AF pursuer and PURSUE