Pendent definition
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Origin of pendent
- Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns pendent-) (present participle of pendēre to hang) from Old French pendant1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin pendens, pendentis, p.pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Compare pendant. From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Old French pendant.
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