Sŭb'se-quent, a.
a. [Lat. subsequens, p. pr. of subsequi; Fr. subséquent, Pr. subsequent, Sp. subsecuente, subsiguiente, Pg. subsequente, It. sussequente. See SUBSECUTIVE.]
Sense 1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
Sense 2. Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty; what is obscure in a passage may be illustrated by subsequent words.