Category:Pursuit

Pur*suit", n. Etym: [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; prosecution; as, the pursuit Of game; the pursuit of an enemy. Clarendon. Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. Shak.

2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor To attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of Happiness or pleasure.

3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view To same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.

4. (law)

Defn: prosecution. [obs.] That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the Spiritual court. Fuller. Curve of pursuit (geom.), a curve described by a point which is at Each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving According to some specified law.