See Also: Nuits St Georges(dictionary)
accredit(medicine)
accredit(dictionary)

Nuits St Georges (iou) and accredit (medicine)


Nuits St Georges (iou)



Nuits St Georges noun phr. M20.

A red Wine of Burgundy, from the district of Nuits St Georges.
? Until 1892 the town was called Nuits. In 1892 the town's most famous vineyard was commemorated in the name of the town, which became Nuits St Georges.

accredit (medicine)


accredit


1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. "His censure will . . . Accredit his praises." (Cowper) "These reasons . . . Which accredit and fortify mine opinion." (Shelton)

2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorise, as a messenger or delegate. "Beton . . . Was accredited to the Court of France." (Froude)

3. To believe; to credit; to put trust in. "The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century." (Sir G. C. Lewis) "He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and Witchcraft." (Southey)

4. To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one. To accredit (one) with (something), to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying.

Origin: F. Accrediter; a (L. Ad) + credit credit. See Credit.

Source: Websters Dictionary