-irən(t)s also -er- or -ēr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French adhérence, from Medieval Latin adhaerentia, from Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens (present participle of adhaerēre ) + -ia
: the act, action, or quality of adhering: as
a. : adhesion
adherence of paint to wood
b. : steady or faithful attachment (as to a party, principle, or cause) : continued observance : fidelity
fierce adherence to what seemed true — Times Literary Supplement