Pendency
Pronunciation : Pend"en*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.
2. The quality or state of being undecided, or in continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit. Ayliffe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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