01 a. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
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1.
Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
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2.
Communicated in confidence; secret.
Phrases & compounds
Confidential creditors —
those whose claims are of such a character that they are entitled to be paid before other creditors.
Confidential debts —
debts incurred for borrowed money, and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts.