Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consistence \Con*sist"ence\, Consistency \Con*sist"en*cy\, n.
   [Cf. F. consistance.]
   1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being
      fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence;
      firmness; coherence; solidity.

            Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it
            restore itself to the natural consistence. --Bacon.

            We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.

            The same form, substance, and consistency. --T.
                                                  Burnet.

   2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.

            Let the expressed juices be boiled into the
            consistence of a sirup.               --Arbuthnot.

Source : WordNet®

consistence
     n 1: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
          [syn: {consistency}] [ant: {inconsistency}]
     2: the property of holding together and retaining its shape;
        "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to
        bake" [syn: {consistency}, {body}]