A recreant is a heavy duty coward. If your friend shoves you in front of him when a growling dog approaches, you'd quickly recognize him for the recreant that he is. And in the future you’d choose your friends more carefully.
Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
Noun
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
Noun
an abject coward
Adjective S.
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
Adjective S.
having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
a.
Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle;
yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
a.
Apostate; false; unfaithful.
n.
One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a
mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
Recreant
Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false.
Recreant
You are all recreants and dastards!
Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
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