Coherence
Pronunciation : Co*her"ence, Co*her"en*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. cohaerentia: cf. F. coh?rence.]
Definition : 1. A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.
2. Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; consecutiveness. Coherence of discourse, and a direct tendency of all the parts of it to the argument in hand, are most eminently to be found in him. Locke.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913