Talk:consequent

EN adjective: consequent to ...

The existing entry doesn't explicitly cover the common idiom consequent to. I take this as being broadly similar to the usage of pursuant to, and I note the relevant definition at pursuant explicitly refers to such usage:

In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to.

supported with a matching quotation:

And pursuant to this idea of a holiday, he insisted upon playing cards after we had eaten.

Real quotations extracted from the British Hansard corpus

• "arrangements to be made consequent to the publication of the Order in Council" (1960)
• "no one is keeping an 'ecological' eye on changes consequent to any industrial development" (1970)
• "Mr: Ford asked the Prime Minister what action he has taken consequent to requests to him from the wool textile industry on his recent visit to Bradford" (1971)
• "disputes which have taken place consequent to interpretation of agreement" (1971)
• "I wonder whether he will produce another book consequent to this debate" (1977)
• "Consequent to the reference made by the hon[.] Member for Belfast, South" (2000)

I believe that this covers at least two distinct (but sometimes overlapping) meanings: (i) causation, and (ii) chronological succession.

I suggest that either an existing sense needs to be expanded upon, or else a new sense needs to be added.

—DIV (49.186.96.130 10:03, 24 November 2023 (UTC))