concomitant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
    attendant; accompaniment; co-occurrence.
  2. adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
    accompanying; incidental; consequent; attendant; resultant; sequent; ensuant.
    • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
    • snags incidental to the changeover in management
    • attendant circumstances
    • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
    • the ensuant response to his appeal
    • the resultant savings were considerable

WordNet

Con*com"i*tant adjective
Etymology
F., fr. L. con- + comitari to accompany, comes companion. See Count a nobleman.
Definitions
  1. Accompanying; conjoined; attending.
    It has pleased our wise Creator to annex to several objects, as also to several of our thoughts, a concomitant pleasure. Locke.
Con*com"i*tant noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally connected with another; a companion; an associate; an accompaniment.
    Reproach is a concomitant to greatness. Addison.
    The other concomitant of ingratitude is hardheartedness. South.

Webster 1913