— pendently , adv.
/pen"deuhnt/ , adj. Also, pendant .
1. hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp.
2. overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs.
3. undecided; undetermined; pending: a lawsuit that is still pendent.
4. impending.
n.
5. pendant.
[ 1275-1325; pendent- (s. of pendens ), prp. of pendere to hang; r. ME pendaunt pendant ), prp. of pendre pendere; see PENDANT ]