4. (Law) (a) The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day, or from one stated term of a court, to another. (b) The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record.
Con*tin"u*ant (?), a. Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. -- n. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
Con*tin"u*ate (?), a. [L. continuatus, p. p. See Continue.] 1. Immediately united together; intimately connected. [R.]
We are of Him and in Him, even as though our very flesh and bones should be made continuate with his.
Hooker.