subsequence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

subsequence
    n 1: something that follows something else [syn: {sequel},
         {subsequence}]
    2: following in time [syn: {posteriority}, {subsequentness},
       {subsequence}] [ant: {antecedence}, {antecedency},
       {anteriority}, {precedence}, {precedency}, {priority}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Subsequence \Sub"se*quence\, Subsequency \Sub"se*quen*cy\, n.
   The act or state of following; -- opposed to precedence.
   [1913 Webster]