† pendencen.

Forms: Middle English pendaunce, 1600s 1800s pendence.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pendent adj., -ence suffix.

Etymology: Probably < pendent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare Old French pendance slope, inclination (undated in an isolated attestation), Italian pendenza slope (a1586). Compare earlier pendant n. I.

Obsolete. rare.

Originally: a dependent part (of the brain), perhaps the cerebellum. Later: a slant, slope, or inclination.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope

pendencec1475

slope1611

sloping1611

rakingc1620

shelving1687

rake1802

dislevelment1883

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 20 For to consideren alle þe parties of þis boon how þat he [sc. the occipital bone] susteyneþ þe brayn boþe in þe pendaunce of þe hyndere partie and of þe secunde partie.

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. 80 The Italians are very precise in giving the Cover a gracefull pendence of slopenesse.

1887 D. C. F. Moodie Southern Songs (ed. 3) 148 Ere yet the time when our ascending march Has gained the curving pendence of the arch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pendence
释义	† pendencen. Forms: Middle English pendaunce, 1600s 1800s pendence. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pendent adj., -ence suffix. Etymology: Probably < pendent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare Old French pendance slope, inclination (undated in an isolated attestation), Italian pendenza slope (a1586). Compare earlier pendant n. I. Obsolete. rare. Originally: a dependent part (of the brain), perhaps the cerebellum. Later: a slant, slope, or inclination. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope pendencec1475 slope1611 sloping1611 rakingc1620 shelving1687 rake1802 dislevelment1883 c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 20 For to consideren alle þe parties of þis boon how þat he [sc. the occipital bone] susteyneþ þe brayn boþe in þe pendaunce of þe hyndere partie and of þe secunde partie. 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. 80 The Italians are very precise in giving the Cover a gracefull pendence of slopenesse. 1887 D. C. F. Moodie Southern Songs (ed. 3) 148 Ere yet the time when our ascending march Has gained the curving pendence of the arch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1475
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