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pendant

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
pen·dant Listen to the pronunciation of pendant Listen to the pronunciation of pendant Listen to the pronunciation of pendant
Variant(s):
also pen·dent Listen to the pronunciation of pendent Listen to the pronunciation of pendent Listen to the pronunciation of pendent \ˈpen-dənt; 3 & 4 are also ˈpe-nənt, 5 is also päⁿ-ˈdäⁿ\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English pendaunt, from Anglo-French pendant, from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight
Date:
14th century
1: something suspended: as a: an ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to hang free b: an electrical fixture suspended from the ceiling 2: a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture3: a length of line usually used as a connector on a boat or ship; especially : a short rope hanging from a spar and having at its free end a block or spliced thimble4chiefly British : pennant 1a5 a: companion piece b: something secondary or supplementary


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