Consequence /(?)/

Con·se·quence

Consequence

n.
  1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
    Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence.
  2. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. (Logic)
  3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
    Such fatal consequence unites us three.
    Link follows link by necessary consequence.
  4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
    It is a matter of small consequence.
    A sense of your own worth and consequence.

Phrases & Compounds
In consequence
hence; for this cause.
In consequence of
by reason of; as the effect of.