pendencyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/

Forms: 1600s pendancie, 1700s– pendency.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pendent adj., -ency suffix.

Etymology: < pendent adj.: see -ency suffix . Compare post-classical Latin pendentia period during which matters are left pending or undecided, spec. period during which a suit is pending (from 15th cent. in British sources). Compare equipendency n.

1. Chiefly Law. The state or condition of being pending, continuing undecided, or awaiting settlement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain > awaiting settlement > condition of

dependence1605

pendency1637

1637 Abp. J. Williams Holy Table 43 They would not serve his turn even in that pendancie.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 79 Nor can the Appellant alledge Pendency of Suit before the Judge a Quo.

1799 W. Godwin St. Leon III. viii. 179 Shut up, he said, as I must be during the pendency of my cause, and separated from the rest of mankind.

1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. x. 254 The party insuring must..have an interest..during the pendency of the risk.

1917 N.Y. Times 3 June 1/5 Senator Nelson's amendment..is as follows: If at any time during the pendency of the existing war between the United States and the German Empire [etc.].

1992 Weekly Law Rep. 3 428 The foster mother's application for a residence order should be made, and the necessary preparatory steps taken notwithstanding the pendency of this appeal.

†2. The state or quality of being pendent; pendulousness; flaccidity, droop. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > quality or state of

pensileness1605

pensility1640

pendulosity1646

pendency1652

suspensiveness1816

1652 T. Elsliot True Mariner 11 The Terrestrial Globe of earth and sea, even so hangeth in the midle of the aire, and hath nothing to support the pendency thereof, but the Word of the great Jehova.

1770 T. Whately Observ. Mod. Gardening 142 Two or three groupes of large trees, feathering down to the bottom, and by the pendency of their branches favouring the declivity.

1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. vii. 124 Her head covered with a velvet cap, over which drooped, in snowy pendency, an ostrich feather.

1884 J. T. Trowbridge Farnell's Folly II. l. 233 Incipient veininess of cheek and pendency of jowl were also observable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pendency
释义	pendencyn. Brit. /ˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/ Forms: 1600s pendancie, 1700s– pendency. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pendent adj., -ency suffix. Etymology: < pendent adj.: see -ency suffix . Compare post-classical Latin pendentia period during which matters are left pending or undecided, spec. period during which a suit is pending (from 15th cent. in British sources). Compare equipendency n. 1. Chiefly Law. The state or condition of being pending, continuing undecided, or awaiting settlement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain > awaiting settlement > condition of dependence1605 pendency1637 1637 Abp. J. Williams Holy Table 43 They would not serve his turn even in that pendancie. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 79 Nor can the Appellant alledge Pendency of Suit before the Judge a Quo. 1799 W. Godwin St. Leon III. viii. 179 Shut up, he said, as I must be during the pendency of my cause, and separated from the rest of mankind. 1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. x. 254 The party insuring must..have an interest..during the pendency of the risk. 1917 N.Y. Times 3 June 1/5 Senator Nelson's amendment..is as follows: If at any time during the pendency of the existing war between the United States and the German Empire [etc.]. 1992 Weekly Law Rep. 3 428 The foster mother's application for a residence order should be made, and the necessary preparatory steps taken notwithstanding the pendency of this appeal. †2. The state or quality of being pendent; pendulousness; flaccidity, droop. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > quality or state of pensileness1605 pensility1640 pendulosity1646 pendency1652 suspensiveness1816 1652 T. Elsliot True Mariner 11 The Terrestrial Globe of earth and sea, even so hangeth in the midle of the aire, and hath nothing to support the pendency thereof, but the Word of the great Jehova. 1770 T. Whately Observ. Mod. Gardening 142 Two or three groupes of large trees, feathering down to the bottom, and by the pendency of their branches favouring the declivity. 1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. vii. 124 Her head covered with a velvet cap, over which drooped, in snowy pendency, an ostrich feather. 1884 J. T. Trowbridge Farnell's Folly II. l. 233 Incipient veininess of cheek and pendency of jowl were also observable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637
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