1. (a.) Sticking; clinging; attached; adhering.

2. (a.) Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

3. (a.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

4. (n.) One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.

5. (n.) That which adheres; an appendage.