Continuance

n.
  1. A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.
  2. Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation.
  3. A holding together; continuity.
    1. The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day, or from one stated term of a court, to another.
    2. The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record.