Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pending

Pending , adjective

[Latin pendere to hang, to be suspended. Compare Pendent.]

Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspension; as, a pending suit.

Pending , preposition

1.
During; as, pending the trail. [Archaic]
2.
Until; awaiting; as, no decision will be taken pending his arrival.