A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.

The dangling part of an earring.

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

Pending in various senses.

(of a structure) either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.