pen·dent /'pen-dənt/ adj [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre]
1: remaining undetermined: pending (1)
a pendent suit
2: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction or pendent party jurisdiction
the Supreme Court drew a sharp distinction between pendent claims and pendent parties — National Law Journal
3: dependent (1)
is pendent upon another claim
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.