variants
or pendant
1
: jutting or leaning over : overhanging
a pendent cliff
2
: supported from above : suspended
icicles pendent from the eaves
3
: remaining undetermined : pending
Examples of pendent in a Sentence
the dining area is lit by tasteful pendent lamps over the tables
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Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
His distinctive speech-music, though a little rougher and breathier these days, has not altered, a shapely sequence of rhythmic, pendent clauses that resolve in a bassless but confiding growl.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2018
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“Pendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pendent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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pendent
adjective
pen·dent
variants
or pendant
Legal Definition
pendent
adjective
pen·dent
ˈpen-dənt
1
: remaining undetermined : pending sense 1
a pendent suit
2
: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction or pendent party jurisdiction
the Supreme Court drew a sharp distinction between pendent claims and pendent parties—National Law Journal
National Law Journal3
: dependent sense 1
is pendent upon another claim
Etymology
Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre
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