Pendant specifically hanging from a belt/girdle -- I think it can mean other kinds of pendants as well, but as part of the set phrase "sword and waist-pendant" it's specifically that kind. The two together signify military and civilian officials.
The closest western parallel I can think of is fobs from a watch-chain, which is nowhere near close.
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The closest western parallel I can think of is fobs from a watch-chain, which is nowhere near close.
(Just wait till we get to the next two poems...)