Pendant post

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(Arch.)

a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.

See also: Pendant

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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