- (n.) 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.
- (n.) That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
- (a.) Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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