1. hanging or attached to something; suspended or dependent upon something else
Usage: formal or technical; often used in legal or scientific contexts

Examples

• The appendent clause in the contract specified additional conditions.
• The jewel hung as an appendent ornament from the necklace.
• The appendent structures of the organism were carefully examined under the microscope.
• Rights appendent to the property were transferred to the new owner.
• The appendent decorations swayed gently in the breeze.