I. -nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens, present participle of subsequi to follow closely, from sub- near, closely + sequi to follow — more at sue
1. : following in time : coming or being later than something else
subsequent events
a period subsequent to the war
2. : following in order of place : succeeding
a subsequent clause in a treaty
3.
[so called from its being subsequent in origin to the system of which it is a part]
: developed along a belt of underlying weak rock and therefore adjusted to the regional structure
a subsequent stream
• sub·se·quent·ly adverb
• sub·se·quent·ness noun -es
II. noun
1. : one that follows after in time or in position
2. : a subsequent stream