Recreant

Definition:

  • (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.

Compare recreant with other words:

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false vs. recreant

disloyal vs. recreant

defeated vs. recreant

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