CREDIBILITY, noun [Latin] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be believed, or which admits belief, on rational principles; the quality or state of a thing which involves no contradiction, or absurdity. credibility is less than certainty, and greater than possibility; indeed it is less than probability, but is nearly allied to it. [See Credible.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.