The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CREDENTIALLED
credentialled
(adjective) certified as professional by evidence or testimonials; “credentialled day care workers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
credentialled
simple past tense and past participle of credential
Source: Wiktionary
CREDENTIAL
Cre*den"tial (kr-dn"shal), a. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See Credence.]
Definition: Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting. Their credential letters on both sides. Camden.
Cre*den"tial, n. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale.]
1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
2. pl.
Definition: Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate. The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners. Whitelocke. Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
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