I. kənˈkäməd.ənt, (ˈ)kän|k-, -mətənt also -mət ə nt adjective
Etymology: Latin concomitant-, concomitans, present participle of concomitari to accompany, from com- + comitari, from comit-, comes companion — more at count
: accompanying or attending especially in a subordinate or incidental way : occurring along with or at the same time as and with or without causal relationship
the scholastic belief that man is a child of God and … the concomitant belief that all men are brothers — Hardin Craig
Synonyms: see contemporary
II. noun
( -s )
1. : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with another : accompaniment
tuberculosis, hookworm, and infant mortality — the pathological concomitants of pauperism — Oscar Handlin
2. archaic : associate , companion