inherence
nounUK /ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/
Etymology Compare French inhérence.
1
Usually The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.
- the gay man , in his greatest bravery , is only pleased because I am pleased with the sight ; so borrowing his little and imaginary complacency from the delight that I have , not from any inherence of his own possession1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC:
- Yes, to savour to the full the sheer inherence of things, so pure and gentle is it; if you get still enough you can hear the grass growing.1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1260: