Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Sequel

Sequel (sē"kwel) , noun

[Latin sequela, from sequit to follow: compare French séquelle a following. See Sue to follow.]

1.
That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.
O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before. — Shakespeare
2.
Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.
3.
Conclusion; inference. [Rare] — Whitgift