All 13 Uses of

consequence
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

In consequence of numerous requests of this kind, she asked permission of her mistress to bake crackers at night, after all the household work was done; and she obtained leave to do it, provided she would clothe herself and her children from the profits.
Chpt 1

consequence = result

She had for a long time supplied many families with crackers and preserves; consequently, "Aunt Marthy," as she was called, was generally known, and every body who knew her respected her intelligence and good character.
Chpt 2

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

I dreaded the consequences of a violent outbreak; and both pride and fear kept me silent.†
Chpt 5

consequences = results

I was an object of her jealousy, and, consequently, of her hatred;
Chpt 6 *

consequently = as a result

"Very well," said he; "then take the consequences of your wayward course.†
Chpt 11

My grandmother was in the habit of preserving fruit for many ladies in the town, and of preparing suppers for parties; consequently she had many jars of preserves.
Chpt 12

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

I suffered in consequence of this treatment; but I begged my friends to let me die, rather than send for the doctor.
Chpt 14

consequence = result

I knew the consequences would be frightful; and much as I dreaded being caught, even that seemed better than causing an innocent person to suffer for kindness to me.†
Chpt 18

consequences = results

Had my children, then, become of so little consequence to him?
Chpt 24 *

consequence = importance

Consequently, my clothes and bedding were often drenched; a process by which the pains and aches in my cramped and stiffened limbs were greatly increased.
Chpt 29

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

He told his grandmother, who charged him never to speak of it, explaining to him the frightful consequences; and he never betrayed the trust.†
Chpt 29

consequences = results

But what consequence was that, when she had a big heart overflowing with human kindness?†
Chpt 2

Definitions:

(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of)
a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence)
importance or relevance
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

In classic literature, consequential may refer to someone with too much feeling of self-importance as when Dickens wrote "Because he's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-up-nosed peacock."

Self-consequence was used in a similar manner, but is more easily understood by modern readers since important is one of the modern senses of consequence.

Another classic sense of consequent that is similar to importance or significance refers to "material wealth or prominence" as when Jane Austen wrote: "They had each had money, but their marriages had made a material difference in their degree of consequence."