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   inhere

   /ɪnˈhɪə/

   verb

   • 1. exist essentially or permanently in: formal "the potential for change that inheres within the adult education world"
   • ▪ (of rights, powers, etc.) be vested in a person or group or attached to the ownership of a property: formal "the rights inhering in the property they owned"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘stick, cling to’): from Latin inhaerere ‘stick to’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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