Credenza
[kri-den-zuh] /krɪˈdɛn zə/
noun
1.
Also, credence. a sideboard or buffet, especially one without legs.
2.
a closed cabinet for papers, office supplies, etc., often of desk height and matching the other furniture in an executive’s office.
3.
Ecclesiastical. (def 3).
/krɪˈdɛnzə/
noun
1.
another name for credence table
n.
1883, “an Italian sideboard,” from Italian credenza, literally “belief, credit,” from Medieval Latin credentia (see credence).
The same evolution that produced this sense in Italian also worked on the English word credence, which in Middle English also meant “act or process of testing the nature or character of food before serving it as a precaution against poison,” a former practice in some royal or noble households. Because of that, in medieval times it also meant “a side-table or side-board on which the food was placed to be tasted before serving;” hence, in later use, “a cupboard or cabinet for the display of plate, etc.” These senses fell away in English, and the modern furniture piece, which begins to be mentioned in domestic interiors from c.1920, took its name from Italian, perhaps as a more elegant word than homely sideboard.
Read Also:
- Credibilities
[kred-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ noun 1. the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb. [kred-uh-buh l] /ˈkrɛd ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. /ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ noun 1. […]
- Credibility
[kred-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ noun 1. the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb. /ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ noun 1. the quality of being believed or trusted n. 1590s, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis (see credible). Credibility gap is 1966, American English, in […]
- Credibility-gap
noun 1. a lack of popular confidence in the truth of the claims or public statements made by the federal government, large corporations, politicians, etc.: a credibility gap between the public and the power company. 2. a perceived discrepancy between statements and actual performance or behavior. noun 1. a disparity between claims or statements made […]
- Credible
[kred-uh-buh l] /ˈkrɛd ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. /ˈkrɛdɪbəl/ adjective 1. capable of being believed 2. trustworthy or reliable: the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness adj. “believable,” late 14c., from Latin credibilis […]
- Credibly
[kred-uh-buh l] /ˈkrɛd ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. /ˈkrɛdɪbəl/ adjective 1. capable of being believed 2. trustworthy or reliable: the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness adj. “believable,” late 14c., from Latin credibilis […]