† penˈdilatory, a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. F. pendiller (13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), corresp. to a L. type *pendillāre, dim. or freq. of pendēre to hang: the Eng. formation is Urquhart's, after the frequent ending -atory: see -ory2.]
Pendulous.
| 1653 Urquhart Rabelais i. xlii, In his dangling and pendilatory swagging [F. en pendillant]. |