Main Entry:

sub·se·quent

Pronunciation:

\ˈsəb-si-kwənt, -sə-ˌkwent\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens, present participle of subsequi to follow close, from sub- near + sequi to follow — more at sub-, sue

Date:

15th century

: following in time, order, or place <subsequent events> <a subsequent clause in the treaty>

— subsequent noun

— sub·se·quent·ly \-ˌkwent-lē, -kwənt-\ adverb