Sequent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sequent
    adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
           [syn: {consecutive}, {sequent}, {sequential}, {serial},
           {successive}]
    2: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive
       growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags
       incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant
       circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need
       for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his
       appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn:
       {attendant}, {consequent}, {accompanying}, {concomitant},
       {incidental}, {ensuant}, {resultant}, {sequent}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sequent \Se"quent\, a. [L. sequens, -entis, p. pr. of sequi to
   follow. See {Sue} to follow.]
   1. Following; succeeding; in continuance.
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            What to this was sequent
            Thou knowest already.                 --Shak.
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   2. Following as an effect; consequent.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sequent \Se"quent\, n.
   1. A follower. [R.] --Shak.
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   2. That which follows as a result; a sequence.
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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Sequent

   <company> A computer manufacturer.

   Quarterly sales $109M, profits $7M (Aug 1994).

   Sequent computers was acquired by {IBM} in 1999.

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   (2003-10-21)