a. [ LL. hereditabilis, fr. hereditare to inherit, fr. L. hereditas heirship inheritance, heres heir: cf. OF. hereditable. See Heir, and cf. Heritable. ]
a.
Divers creditable witnesses deposed. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
This gentleman was born of creditable parents. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
He settled him in a good creditable way of living. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being creditable. [ 1913 Webster ]