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Consequent

//ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. not-comparable

    "His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to consequences. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring with or following as a consequence wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
  2. 2
    An event which follows another.

    "They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment."

  3. 3
    The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
  4. 4
    A consequent stream.

    "Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

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