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[Fr. crédibilité, from Lat. credibilis =credible.] The quality or state of being credible or entitled to credit or belief; crediblene ; po ibility of being believed; a claim or title to credit. "As all original witne es must be contemporary with the events which they attest, it is a nece ary condition for the credibility of a witne that he be a contemporary, though a contemporary is not nece arily a credible witne ."-Lewis: Cred. Ear. Roman Hist . (1855), ch. i., §5, vol. i., p. 16. cred-i-ble, *credyble, a . [Lat. credibilis , from credo to believe.] Deserving of or entitled to credit or belief; that may be believed, credited, or relied on; trustworthy. "All are equally destitute of credible attestation."Lewes: Cred. Ear. Roman Hist . (1855), ch. ix., § 13, vol. i., p. 346. †cred-i-ble-ne , s. [Eng. credible ; -ne .] The quality of being credible; credibility; a just claim to credit. "The crediblene of a good part of these narratives has been confirmed to me by a practicer of physic."- Boyle : Works , i. 435.