pendency

[pen-duh n-see]

noun, plural pen·den·cies.

the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.

Origin of pendency

Related formsnon·pend·en·cy, noun

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1630s, from pendent + -cy.