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credenza

[ kri-den-zuh ]

noun

  1. Also 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. credence ( def 3 ).


credenza

/ krɪˈdɛnzə /

noun

  1. another name for credence table
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of credenza1

1875–80; < Italian < Medieval Latin crēdentia (in ecclesiastical usage) a sideboard for holding sacramental vessels; credence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of credenza1

Italian: see credence
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Example Sentences

Tom dropped to the thick carpet, and then scrambled to the tall credenza set against the right wall of the office.

They 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.

They also formed a council of eighty citizens, which they called the Credenza.

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