Etymology

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Today it means: That comes after in time or order; subsequent. Full definition →

Middle French sequent ← Old French sequent ← Latin sequentem
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  1. Latin · derived fromsequentem
  2. Old French · derived fromsequent
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromsequent
  4. English todaysequent

1550s; borrowed from Middle French sequent, from Old French sequent, itself borrowed from Latin sequentem, present participle of sequī (“to follow”).

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