pend|ant

pend|ant
pend|ant «PEHN duhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a hanging ornament, such as a locket.
2. an ornament hanging down from an arch, ceiling, or roof.
3. Figurative. a person or thing forming a parallel or match to another; match; companion piece.
4. an additional statement, consideration, or the like, that completes or complements another.
5. an attachment by which something is suspended, such as the ring and stem of a pocket watch.
6. British, Nautical. pennant: »

I hoisted my pendant on the Irresistible (Horatio Nelson).

–adj.
= pendent. (Cf.pendent)
[< Old French pendant, (originally) present participle pendre to hang < Vulgar Latin pendere < Latin pendēre]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ap|pend|ent — ap|pend|ant or ap|pend|ent «uh PEHN duhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. added; attached. SYNONYM(S): pertinent, attendant, consequent. 2. Law. attached or belonging as an additional but subsidiary right. –n. 1. an appendage. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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