n.
- Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
- A hanging lamp or chandelier.
- A sculptured ornament suspended from a vaulted Gothic roof or ceiling.
- One of a matched pair; a companion piece.
[Middle English pendaunt, from Old French pendant, from present participle of pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre.]





