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 ]

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