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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Credential \Cre*den"tial\ (kr[esl]*d[ecr]n"sh[ait]l), a. [Cf. It. credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See {Credence}.] Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting. Their credential letters on both sides. --Camden. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Credential \Cre*den"tial\, n. [Cf. It. credenziale.] 1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence. 2. pl. Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate. The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners. --Whitelocke. Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. --Addison. | |
