Context

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. According to all the light that the contexts afford. Sharp.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham.