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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Credential \Cre*den"tial\ (kr[-e]*d[e^]n"shal), 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]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: credential n : a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credentials}]
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