consectary
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Following logically; obviously deducible.
- noun A corollary; a proposition which follows immediately as a collateral result of another, and thus needs no separate proof.
Examples
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From what has preceded, a consectary or consequence is deduced for the excuse of the law, in the following words: "If then, I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good."
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When the pitch and height of men’s attainments in this world is but a consectary, an appendicle of it, what must this kingdom be in itself, when all these things follow as attendants?
Note
The word 'consectary' comes from a Latin word meaning 'to follow eagerly'.
