pendent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
    pendant.
  2. noun branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
    chandelier; pendant.
  3. adjective satellite held from above
    dependent; pendant.
    • a pendant bunch of grapes

WordNet

Pend"ent adjective
Etymology
L. pendens, -entis, p.pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.
Definitions
  1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." Shak.
    Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow.
  2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." Shak.

Webster 1913