recreant
adjectiveUnfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause.
adjectiveCraven or cowardly.
nounA faithless or disloyal person.
nounA coward.
Ready to yield in fight; acknowledging defeat; hence, craven; cowardly. Compare
Unfaithful to duty; betraying trust.
nounOne who yields in combat and cries craven; one who begs for mercy; hence, a meanspirited, cowardly, or unfaithful wretch.
adjectiveCrying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
adjectiveApostate; false; unfaithful.
nounOne who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.