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English
Etymology
Latin consectarius
Noun
consectary (plural consectaries)
- That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
- Deduction from premises; a corollary.
1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: , 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, book:His tautology also of indissoluble and individual is not to be imitated ; especially since neither indissoluble nor individual hath aught to do in the exact definition, being but a consectary flowing from thence
- (rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Adjective
consectary (not comparable)
- Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
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