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 sentence2: the second term of a ratio