Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing.
Shak.
Syn. -- To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be consistent.
{ Co*her"ence (?), Co*her"en*cy (?) }, n. [L. cohaerentia: cf. F. cohÚrence.] 1. A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.
2. Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; consecutiveness.
Coherence of discourse, and a direct tendency of all the parts of it to the argument in hand, are most eminently to be found in him.
Locke.
Co*her"ent (?), a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See Cohere.] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. Arbuthnot.
2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.