Ensuer

/ɛnˈsuːər/ noun

Definition

One who or that which ensues; something that follows as a consequence.

Etymology

From 'ensue' plus '-er', the agentive suffix creating nouns for persons or things performing an action. Though grammatically sound, the word saw limited use because 'consequence' better served the semantic need.

Kelly Says

This word is a linguistic oddity—grammatically perfect but practically useless because English already had better nouns for the concept, showing how word-formation rules can create technically valid words that communities simply don't adopt.

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