Con″se‐quence (?), n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. 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.
Milton.
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.
Milton.
Link follows link by necessary consequence.
Coleridge.
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.
Shak.
A sense of your own worth and consequence.
Cowper.
In consequence, hence; for this cause. — In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.
Syn. — Effect; result; end. See Effect.