ADHERENT

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French adheirdant, ~, from Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens, present participle of adhaerēre Date: 15th century able or tending to adhere, connected or associated with especially by contract, adnate , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 15th century one that adheres: as, a follower of a leader, party, or profession, a believer in or advocate especially of a particular idea or church, see: follower