Coherent \Co*her"ent\, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See Cohere.]

1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. --Arbuthnot.

2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.

3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. --Watts.

4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.]

Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)