poursuite

French

Etymology

From poursuivre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puʁ.sɥit/
  • (file)

Noun

poursuite f (plural poursuites)

  1. pursuit; chase
  2. (cycling) pursuit
  3. prosecution

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French poursuite.

Noun

poursuite f (plural poursuites)

  1. (Jersey, law) prosecution

Old French

Alternative forms

  • porsieute
  • poursieute

Noun

poursuite oblique singular, f (oblique plural poursuites, nominative singular poursuite, nominative plural poursuites)

  1. pursuit; act of pursuing

Descendants

  • English: pursuit
  • French: poursuite

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (poursuite, supplement)
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