recreant

[Rec·re*ant]

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.

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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

Rec"re*ant (-ant), a. [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire, recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See Creed.] 1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. "This recreant knight." Spenser. 2. Apostate; false; unfaithful.
Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false.

Recreant

Rec"re*ant, n. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone.
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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