RECREANT


Meaning of RECREANT in English

adj. & n. literary

adj. 1 craven, cowardly. 2 apostate.

n. 1 a coward. 2 an apostate. recreancy n. recreantly adv.

[ ME f. OF, part. of recroire f. med.L (se) recredere yield in trial by combat (as RE-, credere entrust) ]

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