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credential

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) credential (adjective)
  2. 2) credential (noun)
  3. 3) credential (verb)
  4. letters credential (noun plural)

1cre·den·tial

adj \kri-ˈden(t)-shəl\

Definition of CREDENTIAL

: warranting credit or confidence —used chiefly in the phrase credential letters

First Known Use of CREDENTIAL

15th century

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