recreant

1. a. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. Source: opted

2. a. Apostate; false; unfaithful. Source: opted

3. n. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Source: opted

4. adj. having deserted a cause or principle Source: wordnet

5. adj. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful Source: wordnet

6. n. an abject coward Source: wordnet

7. n. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts their cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Source: wordnet

8. 1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. "This recreant knight." Spenser. 2. Apostate; false; unfaithful. Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false. Milton. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone. You are all recreants and dastards! Shak. Source: webster

9. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited,cowardly wretch. Blackstone.You are all recreants and dastards! Shak. Source: adambom

10. s. having deserted a cause or principle Source: ecdict

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