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pendantn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pendant. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French pendant hanging belt ornament (late 11th cent. in Old French), slope (12th cent., now replaced by pente (14th cent. in Middle French)), testicle (12th cent. in Old French), ear ornament (1346), architectural pendant (probably 14th cent. in Anglo-Norman), (in Heraldry) lambeau (1581), person or thing resembling another (1776), use as noun of pendant hanging (see pendent adj.). Compare post-classical Latin pendens ear ornament (7th cent.), roofed projection from a house (1243), wood on a steep slope or hillside (from c1215 in British sources), pendentia (plural) testicles (c1180, 1221 in British sources), stone used for filling in between the ribs of a vault (1253, 1279 in British sources).In sense 6a probably initially used by confusion with pennon n. (see pennant n.1). In sense 6b probably directly after French pennon (see pennon n.). In sense 7 perhaps also an alteration of pennon n., perhaps partly by association with sense 4. In nautical contexts, however, pendant is the earliest attested form. Compare pennant n.1 In sense 8 after post-classical Latin pendentia (singular) schedule of arrears, amount pending (frequently 1391–1479 in Scottish sources). In sense 10a apparently in early use an unnaturalized reborrowing from French. Compare German Pendant (18th cent.). Earlier currency is perhaps implied by surnames (Rich. del Pendant (1274), Margery del Pendaunt (1275)), although these are probably to be interpreted as reflecting the Anglo-Norman rather than the Middle English word. It is unclear whether examples such as the following should be interpreted as showing the Middle English or the Anglo-Norman word:1323 in F. R. Chapman Sacrist Rolls Ely (1907) II. 32 Item, in cariagio et excisione petre empte apud Swaffham, que vocatur Pendaunt, 8 s. 9 d.1345–9 Wardrobe Acct. Edward III in Archaeologia (1846) 31 34 Pro corpore Regis..garteriis paratis cum boucles et pendentes de argento deaurato. I. Senses relating to hanging or suspension. 1. Architecture and Building. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > parts of society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > posts society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting > specific part 1359 Ely Sacrist Roll in J. H. Parker (ed. 5) I. 346 In xii lapidibus pro pendaunt postes portandis... In viii magnis arboribus quercinis pro postes pendaunts. 1452 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark (1886) I. 282 Nicholas shamake newe a roofe to the cherche of seynt Bennettys..First, iiij principal Bemys with braces and pendaunttes... Item, atte euery end of the pendaunt shalbe a angell. 1538 in L. F. Salzman (1992) App. B. 582 Thomas shall seal ye ij grett chambers above ye daysse; eche of them to be seelyed to ye pendants feet, wt ij jopysse. a1669 ( Indenture Fotheringay in (1846) VI. 1414/1 All the inner side of rough stone, except..the pillars and chapetrels that the arches and pendants shall rest upon, which shal be altogedir of free-stone wroght trewly. 1706 (new ed.) Pendent, a Supporter of Stone in Building. 1848 J. H. Parker (ed. 5) p. liii The pendants, or vaulting shafts,..would here be more correctly called roof-shafts. a1878 G. G. Scott (1879) II. 226 These columns being converted into pendants, the structural arches supply the support demanded. 1999 J. S. Curl (at cited word) Pendant, posts of timber-roof trusses. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > stone for other specific building use > piece of 1474 in J. R. Bloxam (1857) II. 227 Ac etiam et pro fossione et extraccione lapidum infra dictam terram, qui quidem lapides vocantur grete-pendant et smal-pendant. 1952 L. F. Salzman vii. 124 (note) Pendants were small stones used for the filling of vaults between the ribs. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > pendants society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > hanging fruit or flowers society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > newel-post of handrail > part of 1506 in L. F. Salzman (1992) App. B. 557 The Kings stall shall bee wrought more pendaunt and holower than the keyes or pendaunts of the body of the said colege. 1587 A. Fleming et al. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1315/2 In the top of this house was wrought..vpon canuas, works of iuie and hollie, with pendents made of wicker rods. 1620 in H. J. F. Swayne (1896) 171 Turninge of Banisters and pendantes, 8s. 1662 B. Gerbier 6 Pendants, Garlands,..and an infinite number of Ornaments, which are put on the Frize. 1836 J. H. Parker 41 Pendants, sculptured ornaments hanging from a Gothic roof, either of stone or wood; chiefly used in the latest, or Perpendicular style. 1842 J. Gwilt Gloss. 1014 s.v. The pendent was also used very frequently to timber-framed roofs, as in that of Crosby Hall, which has a series of pendents along the centre of it. 1868 IX. 76/2 Staircases..had usually massive oak balusters..and were ornamented with carved panels, pendants, &c. 1951 N. Pevsner (Buildings of Eng.) 74 The broad mighty curve of the reredos pediment is in strong contrast to the roof, with its stars of lierne vaulting and its exuberant pendants. 1999 J. S. Curl (at cited word) Pendant, fixed hanging ornament. †2. the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [noun] > testicle or testicles a1400 (c1300) Northern Homily: Pilgrim of St. James (Coll. Phys.) in at Pendaunt He schar al awai ful rathe His members and his penndunz [v.r. pendauns] bathe. 1634 T. Herbert 15 They gird themselues with a piece of raw leather, and fasten a square peece like the backe of a Gloue, to it, which almost hangs so low as their pendants. 1638 J. Ford i. 7 Twit mee with the decrements of my pendants, though I am made a gelding. the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > stamen(s) > anther 1664 H. Power i. 51 The chives which grow out of red Pinks, and which are tipped with red Pendents, be~smeared over with a small Mealy Powder. 1665 J. Rea i. ix. 51 Six chives [in the tulip], tipt with pendents (which are those after the French we call Tamis). 1708 J. Kersey Aglets or Aglects (among Florists) are the Pendants that hang on the Tip-ends of Chivets and Threads; as in Tulips, Roses, etc. 1746 G. Adams xvii. 62 Two oblong bodies.., which through the Microscope looked not unlike the Pendants of Lillies. 3. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > pendant ornaments the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > pendant c1400 (?c1390) (1940) 168 (MED) Þe pendauntes of his payttrure, þe proude cropure, His molaynes & alle þe metail anamayld was þenne. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. 7 (MED) My witte wex and wanyed til I a fole were..loth to reuerencen..persones in pellure with pendauntes [v.r. pendauntz] of syluer. c1450 (?a1400) (1880) 979–94 (MED) The Bischoppe sqwyere..Saw þat þe kynge dede was..His gowere pendande on þe grounde, It was worthe a thowsande pownde..He tuke þe pendande in his hande. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria ii. vii. f. 79 Hanginges made of gossampine silke..hauing golden belles & suche other spangles and pendauntes as the Italians caule Sonaglios. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta v. xxix. 419 A litter well furnished with curtins and pendants of diverse fashions. 1621 R. Burton iii. ii. ii. iii. 567 Why doe they..decke with pendants, bracelets, earings, chaines[?]. 1669 E. Chamberlayne 433 An Earl also may have a Cloth of Estate without Pendants. 1695 J. Edwards III. v. 242 Rebekah was presented..with this Forehead-Pendant as a Pledg. 1746 T. Salmon (new ed.) III. 463/2 The ornaments of women of distinction are deep necklaces, pendants, and bracelets made of small cylinders of conch-shell. 1819 W. Scott I. vii. 147 A diamond necklace, with pendants of inestimable value. 1877 J. D. Chambers 52 Stoles and Maniples, all with pendants of gold and gems. 1915 L. M. Montgomery xxxvii. 293 In it was a thread-like gold chain with a tiny pink enamel heart as a pendant. 1991 J. Wolf ii. xxx. 336 Alin fingered the pendant she wore about her neck. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > parts of c1400 (?c1390) (1940) 2038 (MED) Bot wered not þis ilk wyȝe for wele þis gordel, For pryde of þe pendauntez, þaȝ polyst þay were, & þaȝ þe glyterande golde glent vpon endez, Bot forto sauen hym-self. 1463 in S. Tymms (1850) 16 (MED) I beqwete to Adam Newhawe my girdyl of ledir barryd with siluir, with bokyll and pendaunth. 1500 (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/12) f. 155 A girdell of black silk..the pendaunt and the mordaunt ther of ys syluer. 1548 f. ccxxxix The buckles and pendentes were all of fyne golde. 1587 J. Dee Jrnl. in (1659) ii. 24 She hath a girdle of beaten gold slackly buckled unto her with a pendant of gold down to the ground. 1638 (ed. 3) iv. ii. 276 The Buckle and interlacing thereof, and of the pendant, are the chiefe stay and fastening thereof. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner 256/2 Pendant, the end of the garter, or other strap, that often passing through the buckle is draped round the loop so formed and permitted to hang down. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the ear > [noun] > pendant part of 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria iii. xi. f. 161 The men and the women haue pendauntes [L. pendiculos] of gold and precious stones hanginge at their eares. 1589 A. Jenkinson in R. Hakluyt ii. 367 His earerings had pendants of golde a handfull long. 1688 No. 2340/2 His Eldest Daughter not delivering her Pendants quickly they cut off her Ears with them. 1737 R. Glover iii. 284 Their ears were grac'd with pendants. 1824 W. Irving I. 56 A plump Flanders lass, with long gold pendants in her ears. 1913 W. Cather iv. i. 216 Marie wore..long coral pendants in her ears. 1992 P. Harding (BNC) 98 Athelstan saw the pearl pendant which hung on a gold chain from one ear lobe. c1586 M. Roydon i The garnisht tree no pendant stird. 1631 R. Brathwait 45 The poynt or pendent of her feather wags out of a due posture. 1746–7 J. Hervey (1767) I. 128 Not a Blade of Grass, not a single Leaf, but wears the watery Pendants. 1844 R. W. Emerson 2nd Ser. iii. 99 Man, ordinarily a pendant to events, only half attached. 1995 Summer 45/4 Moose..has a pendant of hair-covered skin called a bell, which hangs beneath its throat. society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > horizontal line across upper part > pendants hanging from 1634 H. Peacham (new ed.) iii. 151 It [sc. a label] is a kind of fillet,..it is the difference of the elder brother, the father being alive, it is drawne of two, three, four, or five pendants, not commonly above. 1728 E. Chambers Pendant, in Heraldry, a Term applied to the Parts hanging down from the Label. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner 256/1 Pendant, one of the descending branches from a label. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > pendant 1420 (Public Rec. Office) K/2 (MED) ij haunsers pro bowlyne..ij haunsers pro pendauntz. 1485 in M. Oppenheim (1896) 36 Double pendaunts..viij, Single pendaunts..viij. 1497 in M. Oppenheim (1896) 327 Pendantes for Bower takles. a1625 H. Mainwaring (Harl. 2301) They Lash fast all the Pendants of the Swifters, and Tackles, wth a Roape, close to the Mast, as neare their Blocks as they cann. 1658 E. Phillips Pendants in a Ship, are short ropes made fast at one end either to the head of the mast or to a yard, or to the clew of a sail. 1711 W. Sutherland 141 Pendants of the Main and Foremast ought to be as big as the Shrowds, since they purchace a great Weight of Boats and Anchors. 1723 No. 6129/3 Eleven Inch Cable laid Pendant. c1825 J. Choyce (1891) 4 We..secured it [sc. the rudder] to the stern post by means of pendants and tackles. 1862 II. xii. §2659 The pendants..are unwound evenly as the boat descends into the water. 1976 P. Kemp 640/1 A mooring pendant, used to haul the end of a chain cable round the bows of a ship when two anchors are down. 5. Miscellaneous technical uses. society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > plumb-line or chalk-line (Harl. 221) 392 Pendawnt, of wrytys crafte, or masunry, pendicula. 1530 J. Palsgrave 253/1 Pendant for carpenters, niueau. society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [noun] > other types of escutcheon 1629 T. Dekker sig. B4v On the 4 Angles, or corners ouer the Termes, are placed 4 Pendants with armes in them. 1727 N. Bailey II Pendants (with Heralds), pendant escutcheons. the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > that which hangs or is suspended > a pendulum the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > swinging or oscillation of suspended body > that which > pendulum 1644 K. Digby i. ix. 74 Galileo..sayth that to make the same pendant goe twice as fast as it did..you must [etc.]. 1653 J. Gauden 253 Like weighty Pendants once violently swayed beyond the perpendicular line and poyse, they are a long time before they recover the point of fixation and consistency. the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > gaslight or lamp > parts of > gas-burner > pipe or frame supporting 1858 P. L. Simmonds 281/1 Pendant, a hanging burner for gas. 1890 18,558 1 In addition to having a brake as aforesaid the pendant may have a telescopic sliding tube to cover the wire. 1903 20 Jan. 8/1 An escape of gas from a sliding pendant in the room. 1939 260 5-light Pendant... Wired complete with fittings. 1991 Nov. 54/2 Their plan called for incandescent downlights..decorative incandescent pendants over the reading area. 6. society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > long narrow flag society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > long narrow flag > pennon 1466 in J. C. Cox (1879) IV. 87 (MED) Item, vj bannar clothes, ij pendants or straymers, and vj shaffetes or banar polles to them. 1552 R. Huloet Banners, pendauntes, or Standers, splayed in battayle, signa infesta. c1660 J. Evelyn anno 1644 (1955) II. 180 Over which hang divers banners & pendents, with severall other Trophes taken by them from the Turkes. 1812 J. Wilson 312 Admire The gaudy pendant round the painted staff. 2002 21 Nov. 10 Tina's patio was lavishly decorated with pendants and streamers. the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > wind-vane or weather-cock 1860 7 25 A..roof..surmounted by an iron weather pendant. 7. society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > long narrow flag > pennon > on a ship, etc. 1485 in M. Oppenheim (1896) 40 Gittons of Say; Standardes of Say;..Stremers of Say; Pendauntes of Say for the Crane lyne. 1588 Surv. ‘Ark Royal’ in II. 246 Streamers xiiii; Pendants xvi;..Flaggs of St. George iii. 1599 J. Minsheu at Gallardétes Streamers or pendents in ships. 1626 J. Smith 17 A suit of sayles..pendants and colours. 1687 Advise to Testholders ix, in (1689) 21/2 Herbert, whose fall a greater blow did feel, From topmast pendant to the lower Keel. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury ii. iv. 105 Consider where we are, and in what a Universe,..when instead of seeing to the highest Pendants, we see only some lower Deck, and are..confin'd even to the Hold, and meanest Station of the Vessel. a1769 W. Falconer (R.) Its huge mast..From which a bloody pendant stretch'd afar Its comet-tail, denouncing ample war. 1825 H. B. Gascoigne 59 Our warlike Pendant, master of the seas. 1854 21 268 With vigorous stroke of oar and pendant flying fair. 1908 (Admiralty) I. i. 25 A small broad white pendant with the Red St. George's Cross is to be hoisted..at the topsail yard-arm..in addition to the masthead pendant. 1992 Apr. 53/2 The flags also remained unaltered save for the distinguishing pendants of the subsidiaries. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > vessel with pendant flying 1802 G. Rose (1860) I. 480 There were..101 sail of pendants. the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain > awaiting settlement 1492 in T. Dickson (1877) I. 206 Sowme of thir pendentis .vcxv li. vjs. viijd. Of the quhilkis the comptare sais he has obligacionis and in his bukis. 9. the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > that by which something is suspended the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of 1580 C. Hollyband Pendant de clefs, a pendant or thing that hangeth. 1611 R. Cotgrave Pendant, a pendant; a hanger; any thing that hangeth, or whereat another thing hangs. 1721 No. 6002/3 Lost.., a Gold repeating Watch, Name..engraved on the inner Case under the Pendant. 1737 15 Jan. 2/2 All Gentlemen, Ladies or other may be furnished with the best London Maine-springs, for Watches, inside Chains, Silver Chains of the best sort, fine polish'd Glasses, Pennants. 1824 in (1825) 50 John Sheen made such a desperate tug at his watch, that the pendant broke. 1968 E. Bruton 117 The positions in which watch adjusters check the rate of a good wrist watch are: dial up, dial down, pendant up (ie winding button up with the dial facing the adjuster), pendant down, and pendant left. society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > votive > which is hung up 1621 R. Burton ii. i. iii. 296 Æsculapius..his Temple..was dayly full of patients, & as many several tables, inscriptions, pendants, donaries, &c..as at this day at our Lady of Loretta's. 10. the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equal, counterpart, or equivalent > match, companion, or piece 1788 W. Eden in G. Rose (1860) I. 78 It [sc. a mere red ribbon] certainly would be considered as a pendant or companion to the Duke of Dorset's blue ribbon. 1798 T. Jones (1951) 72 Count Dillon..desired me to Paint one [sc. a picture] for himself—as a Pendent to the little Storm—The Subject to be a serene Evening. 1809 Duke of Wellington (1837) IV. 565 I think the chace out of Portugal is a pendant for the retreat to Corunna. 1848 A. Jameson (1850) 287 When St. Catharine is grouped with other saints, her usual pendant is St. Barbara. 1925 G. K. Chesterton i. vi. 143 The peculiarity of his scheme, and of his country, in which it contrasts with its great pendant the system of Christendom. 1995 J. Egerton iii. 97 ‘War: The Exile and the Rock Limpet’..and ‘Peace—Burial at Sea’..are usually described as pendants. the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > a narrative or account > additional or complementary account society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > addition or appendix 1837 E. Fitzgerald Let. 5 Apr. in G. N. Ray (1945) i. 331 It is a paraphrase, and a very proper pendant to your Roger Bontemps. 1884 4 Mar. 5/2 The article called ‘Rich Men's Dwellings’ was avowedly a pendant to the paper..of Lord Salisbury on ‘Labourers and Artisans' Dwellings’. 1900 E. Buckingham 153 We..must accept it as a new experimental principle, forming a pendant to Carnot's principle. 1985 B. Holm 80 We feel it even more in the simple, direct photographs Walker Evans took as pendant to Agee's prose. †II. Senses relating to sloping or inclination. the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [noun] a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 109 Þe water þat falleþ dounward and souþward wiþ þe pendaunt [?a1475 anon. tr. dependence; L. clivo] toward Ierusalem takeþ no defoul but is clene i-now. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville (Cambr.) (1869) 111 Thilke olde made me go wher she wolde up on þe pendaunt of an hidous valey. a1500 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell (1845) I. 308 (MED) Abyde apon a pendent and lese not thy londe. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens i. lxxxiii. 123 Lowe moyst wooddes, standing in the pendant or hanging of hilles. c1600 J. Norden (1728) 98 The towne seateth nere the nauigable Tamar, on the bendinge or pendent of a hill. 1641 P. Heylyn 304 A Town stretched out from East to West, upon the pendant of a hill. Compounds C1. a. (Sense 4.) society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > other tackles 1852 W. N. Brady 52 Pass a couple of straps around the mast; to each of these hook the double blocks of the pendant tackles. 1927 G. Bradford 127/2 Pendant tackles, those two-fold purchases which are usually hooked to the lower mast pendants, and are used for moving weights on the deck, or setting up the lower rigging. b. (Sense 9a.) 1678 No. 1363/4 Lost..a gold Chain Watch,..the Christal and Pendant Ring broken off. 1904 at Pendant sb. That part of a watch by which it is suspended, consisting of the pendant-shank or stem and the pendant-ring or bow. 1843 XXVII. 108/1 The pendant-shank or push-piece. 1916 at Stem sb.1 The pendant-shank of a watch. c. (Sense 3a.) 1895 29 July 8/1 Four large pendant-shaped pearls set in diamond cups. 1991 61 443/2 Pendant-shaped calcium carbonate accumulations..are common on the underside of gravels and cobbles at the soil surface. C2. society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > standard-bearer 1552 R. Huloet Pendant bearer, signifer. 1565 in D. Yaxley (2003) 151 A cote of yellow buckram wt ye Grocers arms for ye Pendon bearer. 1867 2 Feb. 79/3 Second, The combination of the cap or guard, E, with the pendant bow, C. 1888 Dec. a099/1 (advt.) Hunting Case Watches... Pendant bows, thumb pieces and crowns are solid gold. 1904 at Pendant sb. Pendant-bow. the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > fixture for 1901 L. M. Waterhouse 39 Using pendant-fittings in place of ceiling roses. 1995 Autumn–Winter 740/1 Decorated glass panel pendant fitting. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > posts 1359Pendaunt postes [see sense 1a]. 1850 J. H. Parker (ed. 5) I. 345 Pendent post. In a mediæval principal roof truss, is a short post placed against the wall, the lower end rests upon a corbel or capital, the upper end is fixed to the tie-beam. 1999 J. S. Curl (at cited word) Pendant-post, upright post set against a wall, the lower end resting on a corbel or capital. 1868 30 May 342/1 Some watches have only the pendant winding arrangement added. 1875 E. H. Knight III. 1660/1 Pendant-winding Watch. 1998 (Nexis) Dec. The Patek Philippe watch company, invented pendant winding watches. Derivatives society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > pendants 1851 J. Ruskin I. xxix. 335 I would rather..have a plain ridged Gothic vault, with all its rough stones visible..than all the fanning and pendanting and foliation that ever bewildered Tudor weight. 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin i. sig. E.viii How be it the myddle parte..onely heldith pendand wise or lokith downwarde. 1854 J. S. Bigg iii. 59 The bells That pendant-wise embellish their fools' caps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † pendantprep.Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pendant. Etymology: < French pendant during, pending (1423 in Middle French; c1278 in Old French in ce pendant , 1321 used with a noun denoting the cause of a delay), use as preposition of pendant hanging, pending (see pendent adj.). Compare pending prep. Compare also earlier pendent adj. 4 and pendant n. Obsolete. rare. the world > time > [preposition] > during 1642 tr. J. Perkins ix. §598. 259 Issue in taile bringeth a Formedon against the discontinuee, and pendant the suit [Fr. pendant le brief;= ‘the suit being pendant’] sheweth the deed of entaile . This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). <  n.1359 prep.1642 |
