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The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entiled to confidence; trustworthy. Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves. Hooker. A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible. Dampier…

The quality or state of being credible; worthness of belief; credibility. [R.] Boyle.

In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.

f; faith; trust; confidence. When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them. 1 Macc. x. 46.

A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities. ]

A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the crédit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed.

Worthy of belief. [Obs.] Divers creditable witnesses deposed. Ludlow.

The quality of being creditable.

In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.

One who credits, believes, or trusts. The easy creditors of novelties. Daniel.

A female creditor.

The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church. He repeated Aves and Credos. Macualay.

Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence. That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed. Sir W. Hamilton.

Apt to believe on slight evidence; easly imposed upon; unsuspecting. Landor. Eve, our credulous mother. Milton.

With credulity.

Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity. Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists. S. Clarke.

Having the ears cropped.

Bearing a crosier.

Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars. Milton.