Main Entry: ¹con·se·quent

Pronunciation: \-kwənt, -ˌkwent\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin consequent-, consequens, present participle of consequi to follow along, from com- + sequi to follow — more at sue

Date: 14th century

1 a : deduction 2b b : the conclusion of a conditional sentence
2 : the second term of a ratio