adj.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' sen(t)-sh( ə -)w ə l, -sh ə l, -shü- ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin consensus + English -al
Date: 1754
1 : existing or made by mutual consent without an act of writing <a consensual contract>
2 : involving or based on mutual consent < consensual acts>
– con · sen · su · al · ly adverb