etc. [f. ENSUE v. + -ING2.] A. ppl. adj.
1. In various applications of the sense of ENSUE v. 5. a. Coming afterwards, subsequent, posterior in time or order (? obs.). b. Immediately subsequent, coming next; also next ensuing. c. That is shortly to happen, approaching, imminent.
a. 1604. Dekker, King’s Entertainm., 270. To a more royall and serious ensuing entertainment.
1610. Beaum. & Fl., Maid’s Trag., IV. i. (1619), H 3. A great example of their iustice To all insuing eies.
1627–77. Feltham, Resolves, I. xxiv. 43. Men, rather than they will want insuing memory, will be spoken by the branded Statue.
1680. Life Edw. II., in Select. fr. Harl. Misc. (1793), 49/2. A perfect mirror, wherein ensuing kings may see [etc.].
b. 1611. Rich, Honest. Age (1844), 20. What conceipt I have … I will partly make manifest by this insuing circumstance.
1697. Dryden, Virg. Georg., I. 112/52.
| Th’ ensuing Season, in return, may bear | |
| The bearded product of the Golden Year. |
1747. Wesley, Prim. Physick (1762), Introd. 27. I have had many Opportunities of trying the Virtues of the ensuing Remedies.
1766. Goldsm., Vic. W., xxviii. For the three ensuing days I was in a state of anxiety.
1875. Scrivener, Lect. Grk. Test., 11. In the two next ensuing Lectures.
c. 1603. Knolles, Hist. Turkes (1638), 306. By the small number of their army diuining their ensuing ouerthrow.
1678. Trans. Crt. Spain, II. 158. There is appearance of an ensueing rupture.
1734. Grub-St. Jrnl., 2 May, 4/3. The Election of Members for the ensuing Parliament.
1828. Scott, F. M. Perth, xxxiii. To make some arrangements for the ensuing combat.
2. In sense of ENSUE v. 6: Resulting.
1604. Dekker, Honest Wh., Wks. 1873, III. 75. To guard you safe from all ensuing danger.
1642. Milton, Apol. Smect. (1851), 290. Their manifest crimes serve to bring forth an ensuing good.
1665. Earl Rothes, in Lauderd. Papers (1884), I. 216. To prevent ffurdier inshowieng danger.
† B. pple. (quasi-prep.). With respect to. Obs.
1645–62. Pagitt, Heresiogr. (ed. 6), 201. Ensuing this voice, we see that St. Peter calls it [etc.].
