Hypertext Webster Gateway: "corollary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl.
{Corollaries} (-r?z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr.
corolla. See {Corolla}.]
1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a
garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus;
something added or superfluous. [Obs.]
Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than
want a spirit. --Shak.
2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a
proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a
demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corollary
n 1: a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind
jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
2: (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of
another proposition
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