credenza
credenza Lexical Profile
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• noun
A low sideboard, buffet, or storage cabinet, typically having sliding or hinged doors and short legs or a base flush with the floor, used in a dining room for storing tableware or in an office for holding documents and equipment.
"She arranged the antique silver platter and crystal decanters on top of the walnut credenza in the dining room."
A small table or shelf placed near the altar of a church to hold the Eucharistic elements and sacred vessels before consecration.
"The acolyte retrieved the cruets of wine and water from the carved wooden credenza beside the altar."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Italian 'credenza', literally meaning 'belief' or 'trust' (from Latin 'credentia'). In Renaissance Italy, food and drink for nobles were placed on a side table to be tested for poison by a trusted servant before being served, transferring the name of the act of trust to the piece of furniture itself.