pendicle

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noun

An appendage; something attached to something else.

OriginMedieval Latin pendiculum ← Late Latin pendiculus ← Latin pendere →
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Meanings

nounpendicle (plural pendicles)

plural pendicles

  1. An appendage; something attached to something else.
  2. ScotlandA small property that is a subsidiary part of a larger estate; an appurtenance

Origin

  1. Latinpendere“to weigh”
  2. Late Latinpendiculus“cord, noose”
  3. Medieval Latinpendiculum“appendage”
  4. Englishpendicle

From Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin pendiculum (“appendage”), from Late Latin pendiculus (“cord, noose”), from Latin pendere (“to weigh”).

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