Sequens

Sequens is a Latin term meaning "following" or "subsequent." It functions as an adjective and as the present participle of the verb sequi, to follow. Etymology traces sequens to the Latin root sequi, with the participle form used to describe what comes after in a sequence. In classical Latin, sequens is commonly employed to modify a noun to indicate order or succession, such as in descriptions of events, lists, or textual apparatus.

In scholarly and ecclesiastical contexts, sequens appears in Latin phrases that designate items that follow in a sequence or argument. It is not a technical term with a single fixed definition across disciplines, but rather a general descriptor of order, comparable to the English "subsequent" or "following."

In modern usage, sequens may appear in Latin translations, linguistic discussions, or taxonomy as a generic epithet rather than a standardized technical term. Some biological names may employ sequens as a species epithet to signal a trait considered to follow or be related to another species, though such usage is incidental rather than codified.

See also: sequence, sequential, sequent, sequentia.