pursuant
pursuant Lexical Profile
pursuant Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
In accordance with or resulting from a particular law, rule, request, or agreement (almost always used postpositively with 'to').
"The company issued a full refund pursuant to the terms of the customer service agreement."
Following after, chasing, or actively seeking something (archaic).
"The historical chronicle described the hounds as pursuant through the dense woodland."
• adverb
In a manner that conforms to or carries out a specified law, obligation, or instruction (used with 'to').
"Pursuant to your earlier inquiry, we have enclosed the updated financial statements for the fiscal year."
Word Nuance & Usage
In modern usage, "pursuant" is almost exclusively paired with the preposition "to" (as in "pursuant to") in formal, legal, or bureaucratic contexts, functioning either as a postpositive adjective or as part of a compound preposition.
• Rhymes for pursuant
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Anglo-French and Old French "pursuant", the present participle of "pursuer" (to pursue or follow), ultimately derived from Latin "prosequi" (to follow after or accompany).