Consequence \Con"se*quence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons['e]quence. 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)