ə̇nˈhirən(t)s, -her-, -hēr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin inhaerentia, from Latin inhaerent-, inhaerens + -ia -y
1. : the quality, state, or fact of inhering or of being inherent : permanent existence as an attribute
the inherence of multiple meanings and allusions in the particulars of a literary work — B.T.Spencer
2. : the relation of a quality to a substance or subject
inherence rather than existence is said of accidents — James Albertson