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▪ I. † conˈcredit, ppl. a. Sc. Obs. [ad. L. concrēdit-us, pa. pple.: see next.] Entrusted.
1584J. Melvill Lett. in Diary (1842) 214 Preatching the Word of God, the dispensation wharof is concredit unto yow. 1637–50Row Hist. Kirk (1842) 194 Not guiltie of the blood of the soulls of their people concredit to them. ▪ II. † conˈcredit, v. Obs. Also 7 Sc. concrydit. [f. L. concrēdit-, ppl. stem of concrēdĕre to entrust, f. con- together + crēdĕre to trust: cf. credit v.] 1. trans. To entrust, confide, commit (to a person, into his hands, etc.); to give into his charge.
1593Bowes Let. to Burghley 6 Sept. in Tytler Hist. Scot. (1864) IV. 204 note, Whatsoever shall be concredited to his trust and secrecy. 1641‘Smectymnuus’ Vind. Answ. ii. 46 Into whose hands hee hath concredited the worke.
1676W. Row Contn. Blair's Autobiog. x. (1848) 183 He told them that he would concreditt himself to them. 1689tr. Buchanan's De Jure Regni 13 It was better that their liberty should be concredited to Laws than to Kings. b. Const. (a thing) with (a person). rare.
1647Ward Simp. Cobler (1843) 60 Dare you not concredit the Militia, with those to whom you may betrust your heart? 1772Let. 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.
1655W. Gurnall Chr. in Arm ii. 50 They were concredited with that heavenly treasure. 2. To accredit, authenticate, prove trustworthy.
1659Rushw. Hist. Coll. I. 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. Hence conˈcredited ppl. a. entrusted.
1802Paley Nat. Theol. xxvi. (1819) 470 An inequality of concredited talents. |