inhere

Etymology

From Latin inhaerēre, present active infinitive of inhaereō (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.

verb

  1. (uncommon) To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.
    We had already been claimed by the split infinitives of Star Trek, were already preparing to boldly go into a world where ethics, so far from inhering in the very structure of the cosmos, was a matter of personal taste […]. 2001, Will Self, Feeding Frenzy
    Sovereignty should inhere in the people and not the government, so governments forfeit sovereignty when they commit crimes against humanity. 5 January 2009, John Kraemer, Larry Gostin, The Guardian

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