pend

/pɛnd/
verb 5noun 2

Definitions

verb

1

To hang down; to cause something to hang down

2

To arch over (something); to vault.

3

To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.

pending upon certain powerful motives

noun

1

An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.

verb

1

To pen; to confine.

soche frowarde creatures as many women are, ought rather to be pended vp in a cage of iron

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