CAITIFF Meaning of CAITIFF in English n. & adj. poet. or archaic n. a base or despicable person; a coward. adj. base, despicable, cowardly. [ ME f. OF caitif, chaitif ult. f. L captivus CAPTIVE ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012