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11pendent — or pendant adjective Etymology: Middle English pendaunt Date: 14th century 1. jutting or leaning over ; overhanging < a pendent cliff > 2. supported from above ; suspended < icicles pendent from the eaves > 3. remaining undeter …
12pendent — adjective literary or technical 1 hanging from something: a pendent lamp 2 sticking out beyond a surface: pendent ledges of rocks …
13pendent — pendant, pendent, pennant The noun pendant means ‘a hanging jewel or ornament’ or in nautical use ‘a short rope hanging from the head of a mast’; the adjective pendent means ‘hanging or overhanging’ and has a few technical uses. A pennant is a… …
14pendent — adjective /ˈpɛndənt/ Dangling, drooping or suspended. The doctors head [...] was framed in the golden semi circle of a wig with long pendent curls that touched his shoulders [...] …
15pendent — See pendant, pendent, pennant …
16pendent — pen|dent [ˈpendənt] adj literary or technical [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pendant hanging (13 20 centuries), from French ( PENDANT); influenced by Latin pendens, present participle of pendere ( PENDANT)] hanging from something ▪ a pendent lamp …
17pendent — adjective the tree s pendent catkins Syn: hanging, suspended, dangling, pendulous, pensile, pendant, drooping, droopy, trailing …
18pendent — pendulous / pendent [adj] hanging dangling, dependent, drooping, pending, pendulant, pensile, suspended, swinging; concepts 485,584 …
19pendent — adj. (also pendant) 1 a hanging. b overhanging. 2 undecided; pending. 3 Gram. (esp. of a sentence) incomplete; not having a finite verb (pendent nominative). Derivatives: pendency n. Etymology: ME (as PENDANT) …
20pendent jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. pendent jurisdiction …
