pendant

Meaning

Noun

• A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
• A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
• The dangling part of an earring.
• A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
• One of a pair; a counterpart.
• An appendix or addition, as to a book.
• Testicles.
• A pendulum.
• The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
• A lamp hanging from the roof.
• An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
• A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.