n.
Pronunciation: ' s ē -kw ə l also - ˌ kwel
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sequele, from Latin sequela, from sequi to follow ― more at SUE
Date: 15th century
1 : CONSEQUENCE , RESULT
2 a : subsequent development b : the next installment (as of a speech or story) especially : a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one