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<hw>Co*hab"it*ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cohabitans</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>One who dwells with another, or in the same place or country.</def>

<blockquote>No small number of the Danes became peaceable <b>cohabitants</b> with the Saxons in England. <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Cohabitation</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*hab"i*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cohabitatio</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another.</def>

<i>Feltham.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.</def>

<blockquote>That the duty of <b>cohabitation</b> is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. <i>Lord Stowell.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cohabiter</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*hab"it*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cohabitant.</def>

<i>Hobbes.</i>

<h1>Coheir</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*heir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance.</def>

<h1>Coheiress</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*heir"ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.</def>

<h1>Coheirship</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*heir"ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being a coheir.</def>

<h1>Coherald</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*her"ald</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A joint herald.</def>

<h1>Cohere</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*here"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cohered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cohering</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>cohaerere</ets>, <ets>cohaesum</ets>; <ets>co-</ets> + <ets>haerere</ets> to stick, adhere. See <er>Aghast</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.</def>

<blockquote>Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or <b>cohere</b> together. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent.</def>

<blockquote>They have been inserted where they best seemed to <b>cohere</b>. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To suit; to agree; to fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Had time <b>cohered</b> with place, or place with wishing. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be consistent.</syn>

<h1>Coherence, Coherency</h1> <Xpage=276>