( a. )
That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum.
( a. )
That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012