consectary
consectary noun: that which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
Noun
consectary (plural consectaries)
- That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
- Deduction from premises; a corollary.
- 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 thence1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
- A conclusion of any kind.
Adjective
consectary (not comparable)
- Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
- Consectary impieties.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
- Rom. viii. 8. This verse is consectary from the whole discourse, […]1620-1677, The complete works of Thomas Manton (ed. by William Harris, J. C. Ryle)
Forms of consectary
| plural | consectaries |
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Origin of consectary
From Latin cōnsectārius.
Questions about consectary
- What does consectary mean?
- Consectary means that which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
- What part of speech is consectary?
- Consectary can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of consectary?
- The plural of consectary is consectaries.
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