Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pendant \Pend"ant\, n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre to hang, L.
   pendere. Cf. {Pendent}, {Pansy}, {Pensive}, {Poise},
   {Ponder}.]
   1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
      hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental
      character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an
      appendix or addition, as to a book.

            Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope.

            Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its
            pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
                                                  --Keightley.

   2. (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much
      used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it
      is of stone, and an important part of the construction.
      There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere
      decorative features. ``[A bridge] with . . . pendants
      graven fair.'' --Spenser.

   3. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is
      the pendant to the other vase.

   4. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.

   5. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
      [U.S.] --Knight.

   {Pendant post} (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open
      timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and
      resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and
      supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the
      roof.