diff --git a/docs/curriculum/en_core_syntax_v1.md b/docs/curriculum/en_core_syntax_v1.md
index cd35c9c5..9f2b66ec 100644
--- a/docs/curriculum/en_core_syntax_v1.md
+++ b/docs/curriculum/en_core_syntax_v1.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ clause
 sentence
 phrase
 antecedent
-consequent
+consequent_role
 referent
 anaphor
 qualifier
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ attachment
 evidence_span
 ```
 
+`consequent_role` deliberately avoids the bare lemma `consequent`, which is already owned by `en_core_causation_v1` as a causal/resultant adjective. The pack test pins that ownership so the syntax substrate remains additive and does not steal existing lemma resolution.
+
 Primary namespace families:
 
 ```text