[in-heer-uh
ns, -her-] 
| 1. | the state or fact of inhering or being inherent. |
| 2. | Philosophy. the relation of an attribute to its subject. |
| in·here (ĭn-hîr') intr.v. in·hered, in·her·ing, in·heres To be inherent or innate. [Latin inhaerēre : in-, in; see in-2 + haerēre, to stick.] in·her'ence (-hîr'əns, -hěr'-), in·her'en·cy n. |