/mis"kree euhnt/ , adj.
1. depraved, villainous, or base.
2. Archaic. holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical.
n.
3. a vicious or depraved person; villain.
4. Archaic. a heretic or infidel.
[ 1350-1400; ME mescreant unbelieving, equiv. to mes- MIS- 1 + creant credent- CREDENT ]