prōsĕcūtĭo
ōnis, f.
I.
Lit., a following or accompanying on the way, attendance (post-class.): necessitas prosecutionis, Cod. Th. 8, 5, 47: prosecutio opportuna, Symm. Ep. 7, 59.—
II.
Trop.
A.
A following with words, an honorable notice or mention: quā prosecutione simplicitatem ejus edisseram, Ambros. Exc. Frat. Sat. 1, 51.—
B.
A continuation, Ambros. Fid. 2, 13, 108; Claud. Mam. Stat. Anim. 3, 7.