Definition for PEND'ENT

PEND'ENT, a. [L. pendens.]

  1. Hanging; fastened at one end, the other being loose. With ribbons pendent, flaring about her head. – Shak.
  2. Jutting over; projecting; as, a pendent rock. – Shak.
  3. Supported above the ground. – Milton.

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