Sē'quel, n.

noun

(sē'kwel), n. [Fr. séquelle, Pr., Sp., & Pg. sequela, It. sequela, sequela, Lat. sequela, from sequi, to follow.]

  1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's adventures or history.
  2. Consequence; event; as, let the sun or moon cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.
  3. Consequence inferred; consequentialness. [Rare.] Whitgift.