Consequence

n. [Lat. consequentia, Fr. conséquence, Pr. consequensa, consecuencia.]

1Sense 1. That which flows out of, and follows, something on which it depends; result.

Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence; for know, The day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die. Milton.

2Sense 2. (Log.) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; the conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference; deduction.

3Sense 3. Connection of cause and effect; consecution.

I felt That I must after thee, with this my son; Such fatal consequence unites us three. Milton.

Link follows link by necessary consequence. Coleridge.

In consequence, hence; for this cause.—In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.—Of consequence, possessed of importance, value, or influence. “It is a matter of small consequence.” Shak.

Synonyms—Effect; result; end. See EFFECT.

To draw inferences; to deduce. [Obs.] “A school-boy way of defining and consequencing.” Milton.