What does "pend" mean?

An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.

What is a synonym for "pend"?

Common synonyms include: all depend, alley, alleyway, bag, be contingent on, cascade.

Pend

//pɪnd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard. Scotland
2
oil cake India, uncountable

Verb

1
To hang down; to cause something to hang down obsolete
2
To pen; to confine. obsolete, transitive
"soche frowarde creatures as many women are, ought rather to be pended vp in a cage of iron"
3
To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something). transitive
"The latest list of detainees would be pended and they would be allowed to return to their homes on a temporary basis."
4
To arch over (something); to vault. Scotland, obsolete
5
To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on. obsolete
"pending upon certain powerful motives"