credenza
Also credence. a sideboard or buffet, especially one without legs.
a closed cabinet for papers, office supplies, etc., often of desk height and matching the other furniture in an executive's office.
Ecclesiastical. credence (def. 3).
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How to use credenza in a sentence
Tom dropped to the thick carpet, and then scrambled to the tall credenza set against the right wall of the office.
Get Out of Our Skies! | E. K. JarvisThey were supported by a deliberative assembly, called credenza, chosen from the more distinguished citizens.
The senate, composed of nobles, represented the credenza and the gran consiglio.
The credenza goes on working, and the Gran Consiglio represents the body of privileged burghers.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) | John Addington SymondsThey also formed a council of eighty citizens, which they called the credenza.
History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy | Niccolo Machiavelli
British Dictionary definitions for credenza
/ (krɪˈdɛnzə) /
another name for credence table
Origin of credenza
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