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pendicle

The English word “pendicle” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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