Definition of recreant Recreant
rec•re•ant
We found 12 definitions of recreant from 7 different sources.
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What does recreant mean?
WordNet
Adjectiverecreant, recreanter, recreantest |
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| recreant - having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" | ||
| renegade | ||
| disloyal deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers" | ||
| recreant - 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 | ||
| craven | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
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Wiktionary 
- recreant (Noun)
Somebody who is recreant. A person who yields in combat, or is cowardly and faint-hearted. - recreant (Adjective)
disloyal, unfaithful, surrendering allegiance. - recreant (Adjective)
cowardly, craven.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recreant (a.)
Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. - recreant (a.)
Apostate; false; unfaithful. - recreant (n.)
One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recreant
rek′rē-ant, adj. cowardly: false: apostate: renegade.—n. a mean-spirited wretch: an apostate: a renegade.—n. Rec′rēancy, the quality of a recreant: a yielding, mean, cowardly spirit.—adv. Rec′rēantly. [O. Fr., pr.p. of recroire, to change belief—Low L. (se) re-credĕre, to own one's self beaten—L. re-, again, credĕre, to believe.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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recreant
This term was for him who had yielded in single combat.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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recreant
Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial of battle; yielding; cowardly. Also, one who yields in combat, and cries craven; one who begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
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🔤- recreant, noun, singular of recreants.
- recreant, adjective.
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