sequel

Meaning

Noun

• The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
• A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
• Thirlage.
• A person's descendants.

Related

Opposite words

• prequel

Origin

• From Middle French séquelle , from Latin sequela, from sequi.