1. A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
   "The job applicant presented his credentials to the hiring manager";
   - certificate, certification, credentials, bona fides
    
2. A qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background used to indicate suitability for something
   "His degree was an important credential for the job"

1. Provide with credentials or certify
   "The organization credentialed the new employees"

Derived forms: credentials, credentialing, credentialed

Type of: doc [informal], document, papers, written document

Encyclopedia: Credential