ensue

Etymology

From Old French ensu- , stem of some conjugated forms of ensivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel).

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
   to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew, / Seeking aduentures …. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii
   To ensue his example in doynge the like mischiefe. 1606, G. W. Justine, transl., The Historie of Justine
2. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
   Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation! 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.11
3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
   Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
   Nor, having married coach and bogie design successfully, does it follow that good riding will ensue, whatever the track carrying it—as the performance of B.R. standard coaches on flat-bottom, concrete-sleepered track bears witness. 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, page 705