perpend

(pʉr′pənd)

noun

a large stone extending through a wall from one side to the other, used as a binder

Origin: ME perpoynt < MFr parpain < VL *perpannium

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic to ponder or consider

Origin: L perpendere: see perpendicular

See perpend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb per·pend·ed, per·pend·ing, per·pends

verb, transitive

To consider carefully; ponder.

verb, intransitive

To be attentive; reflect.

Origin:

Origin: Latin perpendere

Origin: : per-, per-

Origin: + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

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