Consequence
Consequence , noun
[Latin, consequentia: compare French conséquence. See Consequent.]
1.
That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
Shun to taste,
And shun the bitter consequence.
2.
(Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
3.
Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
Such fatal consequence unites us three.
Link follows link by necessary consequence.
4.
Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
It is a matter of small consequence.
A sense of your own worth and consequence.
Collocations (2)
In consequence , hence; for this cause.
In consequence of , by reason of; as the effect of.