Sub"se*quent (?), a. [L.
subsequens, -entis, p. pr. of subsequi to follow,
succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]
1. Following in time; coming or being after
something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent
events; subsequent ages or years; a period long
subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
2. Following in order of place; succeeding;
as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. "The
subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish."
Bacon.
Sub"se*quent (?), a. [L.
subsequens, -entis, p. pr. of subsequi to follow,
succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]
1. Following in time; coming or being after
something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent
events; subsequent ages or years; a period long
subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
2. Following in order of place; succeeding;
as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. "The
subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish."
Bacon.
