[ noun ] the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic <noun.state> the inherence of polysemy in human language
Inherence \In*her"ence\, Inherency \In*her"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. inh['e]rence.] The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection. --Jer. Taylor.