consentaneous

consentaneous
consentaneously, adv.consentaneity /keuhn sen'teuh nee"i tee/, consentaneousness, n.
/kon'sen tay"nee euhs/, adj.
1. agreeing; accordant.
2. done by common consent; unanimous.
[1615-25; < L consentaneus, equiv. to consent- (s. of consentire to CONSENT) + -aneus (-an(us) -AN + -eus -EOUS)]

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