[mat-er-uh
v-kawrs, -kohrs] 
| 1. | occurring or proceeding in or as if in the logical, natural, or customary course of things; expected or inevitable. |
| 2. | accepting things as occurring in their natural course, or characterized by an acceptance of things as such: to be matter-of-course in confronting the difficulties of existence. |
| matter-of-course | |
adjective | |
| expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome |