Defn: Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions. Consensual contract (Law), a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
CONSENSUS
Con*sen"sus, n. Etym: [L. See Consent.]
Defn: Agreement; accord; consent.
That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.
Tylor.
CONSENT
Con*sent", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Consented; p.pr. & vb.n Consenting.]
Etym: [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, -sensum, to feel together,
agree; con- + sentire to feel. See Sense.]
1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. And Saul was consenting unto his death. Acts. viii. 1. Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment. Fuller.
2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply. My poverty, but not my will, consents. Shak. And whispering "I will ne'er consent," — consented. Byron.
Syn. — To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
CONSENT
Con*sent", v. t.