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French
Etymology
From poursuivre.
Pronunciation
Noun
poursuite f (plural poursuites)
- pursuit; chase
- (cycling) pursuit
- prosecution
Derived terms
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
From Old French poursuite.
Noun
poursuite f (plural poursuites)
- (Jersey, law) prosecution
Old French
Noun
poursuite oblique singular, f (oblique plural poursuites, nominative singular poursuite, nominative plural poursuites)
- pursuit; act of pursuing
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (poursuite, supplement)