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pendent post

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pendent post, pendant post

pendentive, 2
pendentives, 1: a
1. In a medieval principal roof truss, a short post placed against the wall, its lower end supported on a corbel or capital, and its upper end carrying the tie beam or hammer beam.
2. The support of an arch across the angles of a square.
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