pendency (pendensi)

[As pendence (see -cy).] 1. The state of being suspended; an impending or hanging. Roget.-2. The state of being undecided or in continuance: as, to wait during the pendency of a suit or petition. Ayliffe. Mr. Hayes reminded him, during the pendency of the motion to adjourn, that he must not do so until he had arranged for the payment of the hall. W. Phillips , Speeches, etc., p. 329. pendent (pen'dent), a. and n. [Also pendant (the usu usual form in the noun use); pen daunt = F. pendant = Sp. pendiente = Pg. It. pendente, penden (t-)s, hanging, ppr. of pen dere, hang, be suspended, akin to pendere , weigh. Hence ( pendère , pendère ) ult. E. ap pend, depend, expend , impend , suspend , etc., com pend, compendium , compensate , etc., dependant , dependent, etc., pend2 , pending , pendicle , pendu lous, pendulum, pendle , pendice , pentice , appen tice , penthouse, etc., pensile , poise ( avoirdupois ), etc.] I. a. 1. Hanging; suspended; pendu lous. With ribands pendent , flaring 'bout her head. Shak., M. W. of W., iv. 6. 42. Not surely arm'd in steel or iron strong, But each a glaive had pendent by his side. pendice 3. In bot., hanging on its stalk or support with the apex pointed vertically downward, as a flow er or fruit. Pendent counter pendent, in her., hanging in couples, IMG:content-2613.jpg:[graphic] pendente lite (pen-den'tē li'- tē). [L.: pen- dente , abl. sing. of penden (t-)s, pending (see pendent); lite , abl. sing. of lis IMG:content-2614.png:[blocks in formation] Pendent Post, 14th century. - Cathedral Viollet-le-Duc's ( lit ), strife, disidenglande From of Ely, pute, quarrel, G, top of wall; /, pendent post; A, corsuit: see lis1, lit i bel; A, tie or concave rib; C, hammer gate.] While a beam; A BEF, roof-tru . IMG:content-2615.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] We pa a gulf, in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs, stooping as if to drink. ing ornament used in the vaults and in timber Cowper , Task, i. 269. roofs of late and debased medieval architec- 2. Jutting over; overhanging; projecting: as, ture, and also in some Oriental architecture. In vaulted roofs pendants are generally richly sculptured, and in timber-work they are variously decorated with carving. See cut in next column. a pendent rock. The bright arch of rainbow clouds, And pendent mountains seen in the calm lake. Shelley, Alastor. pendently (pen'dent-li), adv. In a pendent, pendulous, or projecting manner. pendicet (pen'dis), n. [A var. of pentice, simulating pendent, pendicle: see pentice.] A sloping roof; a pentice or app entice; a pent-house. And o'er their heads an iron pendice vast They built, by joining many a shield and targe. Fairfax , tr. of Ta o, xi. 33. ( Nares .) pendicle