ADHERENT

a. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.

2.
a.

Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

3.
a.

Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

4.
n.

One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.

5.
n.

That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] Milton.

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