Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Furtherance
Fur′ther·ance (·ans), n. The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furthersnce and joy of faith. Phil. i. 25.
Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds, but of doing. Emerson.