sequent[adjective]Synonyms: consecutive, sequential, serial, subsequent, subsequential, succedent, succeeding, successional, successive
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sequent adjective & noun.
['si:kw(ǝ)nt] M16.[Old French, or Latin sequent-: see SEQUENCE noun, -ENT.]A. adjective.
1. a. That one is about to say or mention;
the following.
M16-E19.b. That follows in time or order; subsequent. Now
rare.
E17.■ R. A. Proctor From his sequent remarks it appears..he had..imperfect information.2. Following one another in a series, successive; forming a continuous series, consecutive.
L16.■ Shakespeare Othello The galleys have sent a dozen sequent messengers.3. That follows as a necessary result or logical conclusion. (Foll. by
to, on.)
E17.Zoologist The inferences drawn are not sequent on the premises.b. noun.
1. A follower, an attendant.
rare (Shakes.). Only in
L16.2. An item in a sequence, esp. of playing-cards.
E17-M18.3. A thing which follows in order.
M19.4. A natural result, a necessary consequence; the consequent of an antecedent.
M19. ■ sequently adverb E20. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲