'Credential' definitions:

Definition of 'credential'

(from WordNet)
noun
A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: certificate, certification, credential, credentials]

Definition of 'Credential'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Their credential letters on both sides. --Camden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Credential'

From: GCIDE
  • Credential \Cre*den"tial\, n. [Cf. It. credenziale.]
  • 1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners. --Whitelocke. [1913 Webster]
  • Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. --Addison.

Synonyms of 'credential'

From: Moby Thesaurus