adherency
noun
ad·her·en·cy
ad-ˈhir-ən(t)-sē,
əd-
plural -es
1
archaic : the act of adhering or the quality of being adherent : adherence
2
obsolete : a person or thing that adheres
Word History
Etymology
adher(ence) + -ency
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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