Definitions for: Recreant

[n] a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
[n] an abject coward
[adj] lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
[adj] having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

Webster (1913) Definition: Rec"re*ant (-ant), a. [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire,
recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as
conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered
in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who
are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere
to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow
one's opinion. See Creed.]
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.

Rec"re*ant, n.
One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a
mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. --Blackstone.

You are all recreants and dastards! --Shak.

Synonyms: apostate, coward(a), cowardly, craven, craven, deserter, disloyal, fearful, poltroon, ratter, renegade, renegade

See Also: coward, quitter

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