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Meaning of 'recreant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recreant [ a.]
- Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
- Apostate; false; unfaithful.
2 . Recreant [ n.]
- One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.

Meaning of 'recreant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recreant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Example in sentence:
  • a craven proposal to raise the white flag;
  • the craven fellow turned and ran;
  • this recreant knight
Meaning (2):
- having deserted a cause or principle
Example in sentence:
  • renegade supporters of the usurper;
  • some provinces had proved recreant

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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