† concreditadj.

Etymology: < Latin concrēditus, past participle: see concredit v.

Scottish. Obsolete.

Entrusted.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > entrusted to another's care or keeping

reposed?1569

committed1585

entrusteda1586

consigned1609

concredita1614

betrusted1691

concredited1802

confided1841

a1614 J. Melville Let. in Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 214 Preatching the Word of God, the dispensation wharof is concredit unto yow.

1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 194 Not guiltie of the blood of the soulls of their people concredit to them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

† concreditv.

Forms: Also 1600s Scottish concrydit.

Etymology: < Latin concrēdit-, participial stem of concrēdĕre to entrust, < con- together + crēdĕre to trust: compare credit v.

Obsolete.

a. transitive. To entrust, confide, commit (to a person, into his hands, etc.); to give into his charge.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another

givea1000

beteachc1000

teachc1000

betake1297

trust1340

bekena1375

commenda1382

putc1390

recommanda1393

commitc1405

recommendc1405

resignc1425

allot1473

commise1474

commanda1500

consign1528

in charge (of)1548

credit1559

incommend1574

entrusta1586

aret1590

be-giftc1590

concredit1593

betrust1619

concrede1643

subcommit1681

to farm out1786

confide1861

fide1863

doorstep1945

to foster out1960

1593 Bowes Let. to Burghley 6 Sept. in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) IV. 204 (note) Whatsoever shall be concredited to his trust and secrecy.

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 46 Into whose hands hee hath concredited the worke.

1680 ‘Philalethes’ tr. G. Buchanan De Jure Regni apud Scotos 24 It was better, that their liberty should be concredited to Lawes than to Kings.a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) x. 183 He told them that he would concreditt himself to them.

b. Const. (a thing) with (a person). rare.

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1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 56 Dare you not concredit the militia, with those to whom you may betrust your heart?

1772 Let. to Bp. Rochester 2 (T.) Ecclesia commendata..is that church, which is..concredited with some ecclesiastical person, in the nature of a trustee.

c. (a person, etc.) with (a thing). rare.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another > invest (a person) with care or custody

trust?1517

credit1581

entrusta1586

compromit1590

concredit1658

1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 50 They were concredited with that heavenly treasure.

2. To accredit, authenticate, prove trustworthy.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > on basis of authority

confirmc1290

certify1330

approvec1380

authorizea1393

ratify?a1425

consignc1430

corroborate1530

attest1590

concredit1659

attestate1660

you can quote me1813

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. Pref. Where I make mention of any Letters or Passages..I first well weighed the same..and found many of them concredited before I inserted them.

Derivatives

conˈcredited adj. entrusted.

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